Written question asked by Ann Winterton (Conservative) on Monday, 2 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 December 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 December 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of (a) sand eel and (b) Norway pout Norway has been allowed to catch in European Union waters in each of the last five years. - Includes table.

Answer: Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many tonnes of (a) sand eel and (b) Norway pout Norway has been allowed to catch in European Union waters in each of the last five years. [85510] Mr. Morley: The data requested is set out in the table. tonnes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Norway pout Sand eel 1998 20,000 30,000 1999 20,000 30,000 2000 20,000 30,000 2001 10,000 30,000 2002 5,000 35,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 85510; 396 c193-4W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Common fisheries policy EU countries Fisheries Fishery agreements Fishing catches Fishing limits Norway Quotas Total allowable catches
Contains statistics: Yes
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