Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Nick Ainger (Labour), on Thursday, 22 July 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 67 members in total.

---

SPANISH FISHERMEN AND DAYS-AT-SEA REGULATIONS

That this House congratulates the Cook Report team for exposing, in the face of extreme violence, the illegal activities of Spanish pirate fishermen, some operating British-registered fishing vessels licensed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to fish in British waters on United Kingdom quota, activities which included landing undersized fish, using illegally small mesh nets and landing well in excess of quota; condemns the Spanish Government for its failure to enforce EC regulations; calls upon the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to revoke the fishing licences of those Spanish-owned but British-registered vessels which have flagrantly breached EC regulations designed to conserve fishing stocks and to demand effective enforcement action by the Spanish Government; and believes that until there is uniform, effective enforcement of conservation measures throughout the Community it would be totally discriminatory even to consider bringing in days at sea regulations for British fishermen.

---

Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2392 

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Licensing EU law Fishing vessels Spain Fishing offences

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk