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Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: My hon. Friend makes an exceptionally good point, and I fully agree. I will go on to talk about some of the tourism benefits. We have seen some great uplifts in places such as Ireland and the USA, where there have been big recreational fisheries for a long time. The crux of my argument is that it is grossly unfair to penalise rod-and-line anglers for the first six months of the year while...

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I agree with my hon. Friend that it is important to have data. The issue is that the data recently presented to the EU show that the bass fishery is in decline and needs to be managed effectively.

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: The hon. Gentleman is correct. I believe that Ireland relies solely on the recreational sector, but that has been of huge benefit to the tourism industry. In the spirit of the Opposition, I will read not from Jeff or Rosie but from Paul. Paul is a sea angler in north Cornwall who wrote to me: “After enjoying free and unfettered access to the inshore bass fishery for countless generations,...

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I am aware of those regulations, but I am also aware that gillnetting and commercial fishing are still permitted in bass nursery areas. Paul continued in his letter: “The results of the negotiations are well known and in effect fall a long way short of the scientific recommendation…We call for an immediate review of the regulations in respect of the daily ‘bag limit’ for RSAs and a...

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I was not aware of that, and I thank the hon. Lady for making those points. I want to talk about some of the EU changes. I welcome the ban on French pair trawlers between January and April. They account for about a third of the bass taken in British waters, and many of the bass that they catch are spawning fish. Taking large spawning fish out of the ecosystem means there are no smaller fish...

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I will try to check out that column in The Times. It is not my regular newspaper—I normally read The Telegraph and The Sun—but I will go back and check it. Such agreements may be fine in other waters, but we should have an understanding that our territorial waters inside the 6-mile limit should be protected for our fisheries and our people.

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention. I agree that many fisheries people feel that that is the case.

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I recently read a book about the Bering sea and the mass stocks that it used to have. No fishery can be managed properly unless it is looked after effectively. We used to see huge shoals and salmon and sea trout regularly running the Camel, but such stocks no longer materialise.

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: If our fishing boats have to go outside the 6-mile limit to catch fish, that surely shows that the fish are not actually within that limit and that fish stocks have been depleted over the years. Recreational sea anglers fully accept that fishery resources are finite and that there should be controls on their activities—minimum landing sizes, bag limits, seasonal closures—to protect this...

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I will give way one more time, and then I will make some progress.

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: My hon. Friend makes a very good point. Locally caught sea bass has a premium price. It can be sold in local restaurants, and local businesses can make a profit from it. I want to point out the madness of the current situation. Recreational sea anglers are members of the public who equip themselves with the tackle and knowledge necessary to access and enjoy public fishery resources. They...

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I thank my hon. Friend for making that point. I will give two accounts from different parts of the sector before I wind up. The first is from a tour guide in the west country, who writes: “About to start the new fishing season with a great deal of concern and trepidation for the future of recreational angling and how it may affect my business. Prior to the new rulings regarding Bass, I had...

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I will not give way because I want to make progress. To conclude I will quote from John Buchan who said: “The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” I do not want to take that hope away from our recreational sea angling community, and I urge the Government to do a few things. First, will they review this...

Equitable Life: Recreational Sea Bass Fishing (11 Feb 2016)

Scott Mann: I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to this exceptionally good debate. I am pleased that the 900,000 sea anglers have had their voices heard today, and that we have had the opportunity to express their concerns. The hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs Moon) made some interesting points about ecology, and my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Torridge and West Devon (Mr Cox) spoke...

Road Routes to the South-West ( 1 Mar 2016)

Scott Mann: Will my hon. Friend give way?

Written Answers — Department for Transport: Bus Services: Finance (10 Mar 2016)

Scott Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects on rural communities of disbursements from the community transport minibus fund.

Investigatory Powers Bill (15 Mar 2016)

Scott Mann: I know that there are strong feelings about the Bill on both sides of the House, but for me, it pits two fundamental issues against each other: privacy and security. Although the United Kingdom has no constitution, it is the leading light in laying down the main principles of democracy: such fundamental principles as “innocent until proved guilty”, trial by jury, freedom of expression,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Affordable Homes (21 Mar 2016)

Scott Mann: Will my hon. Friend outline what a couple under the age of 40 living in Cornwall can expect to borrow under the new starter homes initiative that the Government have implemented for a family home worth, say, £200,000?

Treasury: Support for the Economy (South-west) (19 Apr 2016)

Scott Mann: What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to support the economy in the south-west announced in the Budget 2016.

Treasury: Support for the Economy (South-west) (19 Apr 2016)

Scott Mann: One item that went largely unnoticed in the Budget was the £19 million for community land trusts in the south-west to mitigate the impact of second home ownership. How will that money be allocated? Will my right hon. Friend work with me and fellow Conservative MPs in the south-west to ensure that that money is put aside to help people to purchase plots and to help working people to get on?


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