EU Fisheries Council

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 11 January 2005.

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Photo of Anne McGuire Anne McGuire Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (Scotland) 11:30, 11 January 2005

We must all recognise—I hope all hon. Members agree with this, although I have a niggling suspicion that the official Opposition may not—that the recovery programmes and the recent negotiations offer a sustainable future for our fishing communities. The House does not need to listen to me on this. Those in the industry have made a series of comments, including:

"Fishermen now believe in the future . . . it has to be a future based on legality and long-term recovery plans".

I am only too delighted to identify who made that comment. It was Mike Park, vice-president of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation.