Clause 3 - Joint Fisheries statement: procedure

Part of Fisheries Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:15 pm on 8 September 2020.

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Photo of Luke Pollard Luke Pollard Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2:15, 8 September 2020

Forgive me; I meant against a five-year period. Will she set out in which years she expects the first and second reviews to be produced, as that would allay fears that we will not have an opportunity in this Parliament, and perhaps the next, to ensure that a review is adequately addressed?

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