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Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

I shall speak on a similar note to the noble Lord, Lord Maginnis. First, I declare an interest as a member of a fishing club on a tributary that runs into the Foyle. Can the Minister assure the Committee that the new order will be sufficiently robust to deal with these issues, some of which the noble Lord, Lord Maginnis, touched on, in particular the illegal netting of salmon? That has caused a lot of consternation down the years. Indeed, we had hoped that effective action would have been taken long ago to ensure that this illegal practice was stamped out. Can the Minister assure the Committee that this new legislation will be sufficiently robust to deal with that difficult issue, which has concerned many anglers down the years?