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How many national fishing licences were sold during the last year: in the categories: (a) salmon, (b) trout and (c) coarse fishing; what prices are being charged for the 2001 season, and from which outlets; and whether there are any changes in the qualifications for a licence. [HL 1641]. -...

Asked by

Lord Mason of Barnsley (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 April 2001

Reference

HL 1641; 624 c194-5WA

House

House of Lords

Exchange of notes amending the headquarters agreement with the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation, with an explanatory memorandum - EM 6 (London 2000 and Edinburgh 2001).

Type

Treaties; Command papers

Notes

Received 30.03.01

Date

30 March 2001

Reference

Cm 5093;Miscellaneous 5 (2001)

House

House of Commons

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of salmon farming undertakings in the UK were UK-owned in 1995; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figs and ref to a study on the economic impact of the salmon farming industry 1999 by the Scottish Office.

Asked by

Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2001

Reference

154143; 365 c270W

House

House of Commons

Hayman, Baroness

Whether A/K Protein Inc. have applied to the United States Food and Drug Administration to market genetically modified salmon which, if the application is approved, may lead to the use of 'net pens in ocean waters'; and if so, whether they will express concern to the United States Administration and...

Asked by

Lord Moran (Crossbench)

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Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 March 2001

Reference

623 c91-2WA

House

House of Lords

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what (a) direct and (b) consequential loss was sustained by salmon farmers between 1997 and the latest date for which data are available as a result of the implementation of destruction orders following outbreaks of infectious salmon anaemia. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Baroness Michie of Gallanach (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2001

Reference

152327; 364 c267-8W

House

House of Commons

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many environmental statements have been submitted under the (a) Environmental Assessment (Salmon Farming in Marine Waters) Regulations 1988 and (b) Environmental Impact Assessment (Fish Farming in Marine Waters) Regulations 1999. - Between the regulations coming into...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 February 2001

Reference

363 c639W; 149201

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when the Government will publish its formal response to the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review Group Report. - Ref to formal Government response in Library. (Dep 01/229).

Asked by

Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 February 2001

Reference

149833; 362 c623W

House

House of Commons

Hayman, Baroness

When they will publish their formal response to the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review Group report. [HL 643]. - Copies have today been placed in the House of Commons Library. (Dep 01/229).

Asked by

Lord Peston (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 February 2001

Reference

HL 643; 621 c107WA

House

House of Lords

Nutreco Holding NV and Hydro Seafood GSP Ltd. Competition Commission report on the merger situation.

Type

Command papers

Notes

Received 21.12.01

Date

22 December 2000

Reference

Cm 5004

House

House of Commons

Hayman, Baroness

Statement on whether they will report progress on the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review. [HL 229]. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 2000

Reference

HL 229; 620 c61-3WA

House

House of Lords

COARSE FISHING CLOSE SEASON ON RIVERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES

That this House notes that one of the recommendations of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review was for the abolition of the coarse fishing close season on rivers in England and Wales; believes that the close season should be retained on running water to protect the riverside environment, to minimise...

Primary sponsor

Martin Salter (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

20 December 2000

Reference

135

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Statement on what progress has been made since the publication of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Martyn Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 December 2000

For answer on

20 December 2000

Answered on

20 December 2000

Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made since the publication of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Review; and if he will make a statement. [144024] Mr. Morley: In April 1998 the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Wales formed a small independent group to review existing policies and legislation in England and Wales concerning the management and conservation of salmon, trout, eels and freshwater fish. The Review Group submitted its report in February 2000, and the Salmon and Freshwater fisheries Review was published in March. Interested individuals and organisations were then invited to comment on the Review. Over 700 individuals and organisations sent in comments, and these have been taken into account in deciding the Government's response to the Review. The great majority strongly supported the Review's recommendations and conclusions, although concern was expressed about some individual recommendations, in particular one relating to the coarse fish close season on rivers. The Government intend to respond to all the 195 recommendations in the Review in relation to England, and this detailed response will be placed in the Library of the House, and sent to all hon. Members who have expressed an interest in the Review, after the recess. The National Assembly for Wales will be responding separately. In the meantime, I would like to outline the key elements of our response. The Government welcome the Review, which we consider to be a major contribution to the development of modern policies on salmon and freshwater fisheries. It endorses the Review's recommendations on the rationale for Government involvement in the conservation and management of salmon and freshwater fish and accepts the great majority of the Review's recommendations relating to salmon and freshwater fisheries legislation. When parliamentary time permits the Government intend to introduce proposals for new salmon and freshwater fisheries legislation to implement the agreed changes. The Review recommends a substantial increase in grant-in-aid to fund the Environment Agency's fisheries function. The Government have considered this recommendation with particular care. We note that pressures on the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food budget made it necessary to reduce grant-in-aid in England by £1.5 million in 2001-02; grant-in-aid paid to the Agency by the Ministry next year will therefore fall to £3.2 million. The Government have, however, now decided, in the light of the Review's recommendation, to increase grant-in-aid in England by £3 million a year for the years 2002-03 and 2003-04; this will mean that grant-in-aid for each of these years will be set at £6.2 million--an increase of 30 per cent. on the level of grant-in-aid in the current year. It will be for the Environment Agency to decide how these additional funds should be spent, but the Government have identified two priority areas: conserving and restoring salmon stocks and improving controls over unauthorised transfers of coarse and non-native fish. Salmon stocks in England are currently at historic low levels and the Agency will use the extra funds to further the implementation of the Salmon Action Plans on all 47 main salmon rivers in England, with the aim of increasing the number of rivers in which salmon stocks meet the conservation limit. Coarse fish imported illegally from outside the UK and unauthorised fish transfers can spread fish diseases to wild stocks; unauthorised introduction into waters in England of non-native fish species also poses a threat to native species and to biodiversity. The Agency will aim to secure a significant reduction in the number of unauthorised transfers of fish. In allocating additional grant-in-aid to the Environment Agency the Government accept the Review's conclusion that the Environment Agency's fisheries functions continue to be funded from both grant-in-aid and rod and net licence income. We also endorse the Review Group's view that the Agency's work on coarse fish and on trout should benefit from grant-in-aid, in particular when new work is being undertaken. We expect the Agency to devote around one third of the £3 million increase in grant-in-aid to work on coarse fish. As the Review Group points out, Government spending on salmon and freshwater fisheries is not restricted to Environment Agency Grant-in-Aid; these fisheries also benefit substantially from other forms of Government expenditure. Projects for habitat improvement and to develop salmon and freshwater fisheries are, for example, eligible for assistance under agri-environment schemes and the England Rural Development Programme. The Environment Agency and Sport England are continuing to liaise closely to identify any specific projects where two organisations can collaborate together. The Review recommends that the existing phase out of mixed stock salmon net fisheries should be accelerated by offering compensation to netsmen to encourage them to leave these fisheries on a voluntary basis as soon as possible. It also recommends that the Government should provide substantial pump-priming funds to launch the necessary compensation arrangements. The Government welcome the Review's endorsement of its policy on mixed stock fisheries. We agree that it would be desirable to speed up the current phase out, on a voluntary basis, and have decided to contribute to the cost involved. We will contribute a maximum of £750,000 for this purpose, payable in the years 2002-03 and 2003-04. However, the Government share the Review Group's view that those who benefit from the phasing out of mixed stock fisheries, particularly riparian owners and anglers in both England and Scotland, should contribute a major share of the cost. The Government's contribution to the costs of a compensation scheme will, therefore, be conditional on private interests raising a matching sum. The Government will discuss the details of the proposed compensation scheme with interested parties. We propose that the scheme should initially focus on the largest mixed stock fishery, the north-east salmon drift net fishery. The Review contains a number of recommendations on angling close seasons; these attracted more comments than any other changes proposed by the Review Group. A substantial majority of these expressed opposition to the recommendation that the coarse fish close season should be abolished on rivers. The Government endorse the general approach on close seasons proposed by the Review Group, and have already, in line with the Group's recommendations, confirmed byelaws lifting the close season in most canals. As to the coarse fish close season on rivers, the Government agree with the Environment Agency's view that any change to the coarse fish close season on rivers should be based on science, that at present there is inadequate information on rivers and that no decision on lifting the close season should be considered until further evidence is available. The Review makes recommendations on a variety of other matters that can affect the conservation of fish in freshwater, including agriculture, forestry, water abstraction, land drainage and flood defence, and predation, most of which the Government have accepted. A number of the recommendations in the Review relate to the duties of the Environment Agency. The Government note that the Agency is currently subject to a Financial, Management and Policy Review. This will be a comprehensive review that will ask fundamental questions on the purpose, functions and organisation of the Agency. In these circumstances, the Government have not yet reached a decision on the recommendations in question; we will determine our response to them in the light of the outcome of the FMPR.

Date

20 December 2000

Reference

360 c205-7W; 144024

House

House of Commons

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