Written question asked by Neville Trotter (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 November 1989. It was answered by Lord Lang of Monkton (Conservative) on Monday, 27 November 1989 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

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Written question

Question

To what extent the 1989 haddock quota has been exceeded; what is the extent to which quotas have been exceeded at each port; when it first became clear that local quotas had been exceeded & why action was not taken immediately to prevent excess fishing continuing by those who had exceeded their quotas; & what steps SO intends taking to prevent this situation occurring.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

162 c113-4W;162 c110-2W

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Fisheries Fishing catches Protection Scotland Quotas White fish

Contains statistics

Yes