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Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]

Can my hon. Friend enlighten the House a little about the debate in the other place? The Minister there said that""our intention is to designate marine conservation zones for conservation purposes and not for fisheries management."—[Official Report, House of Lords, 15 December 2008; Vol. 706, c. 727.]" Given that indiscriminate fishing does so much damage to the marine environment, is that statement not a bit of an illogicality? Are the Government trying to avoid a collision between the Bill and the common fisheries policy?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
494 c711 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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