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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Minister for Nature Conservation and Fisheries will meet the honourable Members for Morecambe and Lonesdale and Westmorland and Lonsdale to discuss a fisheries licensing scheme for cockle-pickers in Morecambe Bay.

Asked by
Geraldine Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 February 2005
Reference
430 c1656W; 215859
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Minister for Nature Conservation and Fisheries will make an official visit to the Morecambe Bay Lifeboat to discuss cockling in Morecambe Bay. - I have agreed to meet the hon. Member, with the hon. Member for...

Asked by
Geraldine Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 February 2005
Reference
430 c1655W; 215857
House
House of Commons

That this House remembers the 23 Chinese cockle pickers who lost thier lives on the shores of Morecambe Bay on the first anniversary of their death on 6th February 2005; and welcomes the Gangmasters Act 2004 which will go some way towards protecting future workers from similar unnecessary tragedies and...

Primary sponsor
Jim Sheridan (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
2 February 2005
Reference
648
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on plans to introduce a licensing system for cockling (a) in Morecambe Bay and (b) elsewhere; what assistance her Department is offering to Cumbria police in their efforts to regulate the cockling...

Asked by
Tim Collins (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2004
Reference
428 c1098W; 203797;203799;203800
House
House of Commons

That this House notes that, despite the horrific loss of life on 5th February, there are still large numbers of workers cockling on Morecambe Bay, many of whom appear to pay scant regard to health and safety; notes the dangers of Morecambe Bay to inexperienced fishermen and women; further notes...

Primary sponsor
Geraldine Smith (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
13 December 2004
Reference
384
House
House of Commons