Written question asked by Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UK Independence Party), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Monday, 12 July 2010.

Fishing: Common Fisheries Policy

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 29 June (WA 264), which other European Union countries support their proposed reform of the common fisheries policy; which are opposed to it; and what system of voting would apply to proposals for reform.

Answer: There is broad agreement across the EU about the case for reform, including the need to decentralise and simplify the current complex regulations. Few, if any, member states support the status quo, though views vary as to the changes needed. Ordinary legislative procedure would apply to a legislative decision on reform, meaning that both the Council of the European Union, and the European Parliament, would need to approve reform proposals, according to the voting rules and procedures in the relevant treaty provisions; most particularly Articles 231, 238, 289 and 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and Article 16 (and the attached protocol on transitional provisions) of the Treaty on the European Union.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 989; 720 c97-8WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Fishing: Common Fisheries Policy
Monday, 26 July 2010
Written questions
House of Lords; Fishing: Common Fisheries Policy
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Common fisheries policy Reform
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