Written question asked by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 10 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 January 1999. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 11 January 1999 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 plans he has to ensure an equality of fisheries monitoring and enforcement work across EU fishing nations.

Answer: Mr. Andrew George: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to ensure an equality of fisheries monitoring and enforcement work across EU fishing nations. [64164] Mr. Morley: Effective enforcement of measures to conserve fish stocks, applied consistently throughout the Community, is a high priority for this Government. It was one of the main issues we focused on during our Presidency and as a result of our initiative new measures were adopted at the Fisheries Council in December 1998 which will improve fisheries control and enforcement in all Member States.

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