Written question asked by Christopher Gill (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 April 2001. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 23 April 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what percentage of the British allocation of cod was caught in (a) the Norwegian and (b) the EU sector in each of the past three years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Gill: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the British allocation of cod was caught in (a) the Norwegian and (b) the EU sector in each of the past three years. [157830] Mr. Morley: The percentages of UK North sea cod quota caught in the Norwegian and EU sectors are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998 1999 2000{ 1} Total cod quota (tonnes) 89,947 83,557 55,703 Total cod uptake (tonnes) 72,118 49,087 39,453 Total cod uptake percentage 80 59 71 Percentage caught in: Norwegian sector 23 19 27 EU sector 56 39 43 Other sectors 1 1 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional

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