UK Fishing Industry

Fewer people are involved, and the hon. Gentleman shows that being outside the European Union is ...

The hon. Lady makes an excellent point. I wonder whether she noted the words of the Secretary of ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for drawing that to my attention. I was not aware of that, but I have ...

It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn), who made a good...

Only one?

Several I expect. I think that the right hon. Gentleman partook in such meetings when he was fish...

The hon. Gentleman mentions eastern Europeans, and this is a sore point for Hebrides fishermen at...

It is perhaps not quite the British Government who are “choking” the industry, as the hon. Gentle...

This issue has an impact on fishermen and the fishing industry in the west of Scotland and in Cou...

The hon. Lady puts her powerful point on the record. We cannot necessarily hold the fisheries Min...

To reiterate the hon. Lady’s point, the Scottish and Northern Ireland fishing industry is in cris...

I understand where the hon. Gentleman is coming from, although there is a limit to my influence a...

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I give way to the hon. Gentleman for Northern Ireland; I am not sure of his constituency.

It is Strangford. I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman does not know that—I thought that everyo...

Order. The hon. Gentleman will have an opportunity to make a speech later, if he leaves enough ti...

I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon)—I knew his name, but not his constituency—fo...

The hon. Gentleman suggests that the fishing industry could be used as part of trade negotiations...

I agree with the hon. Gentleman. We must make clear our ability to take our fishing rights out to...

The hon. Gentleman talked earlier about the prospect of the fisheries Minister facing long nights...

I think that the hon. Gentleman was asking that question of the Minister rather than me. We look ...

Order. I hope that we will not need to apply a formal time limit, because this is a good-natured ...

I will attempt to do exactly that, Madam Deputy Speaker, with a brief contribution.

I am gr...

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Tynemouth (Mr Campbell), and, like him, I am...

Let me begin, like a number of other Members, by taking a moment to remember all the fishermen wh...

Order. We now have even more Members who are enthusiastic about taking part in the debate, so I a...

It is a great pleasure to be called to speak in the debate, and to follow the right hon. Member f...

As a supporter of the UK remaining in the single market, I am sure that the right hon. Gentleman ...

I am not recommending staying in the single market because, as the Secretary of State for Exiting...

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I have answered the hon. Gentleman’s point, and I am going to carry on.

Eleven years ago, I...

The right hon. Gentleman is right. The common feature of all the jurisdictions he mentions is tha...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his helpful intervention. I draw his attention to the paper ...

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson), who brings h...

I wonder whether the right hon. Gentleman is concerned about the fact that this document excludes...

Without actually knowing what “this document” is, I am not sure; I am afraid that my eyesight is ...

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I am sorry, but I want to keep within the time limit if I can.

The landing obligation also ...

This annual fisheries debate provides the opportunity for MPs to reflect on the main issues confr...

The hon. Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas) did very well on the time limit. He was well under the...

These debates are difficult for many of us who are pro-European by nature. I am a pro-European bu...

My hon. Friend is making a fine speech and a fine point. When we look at the UK’s exclusive econo...

As usual, my hon. Friend makes a good point.

Finally, as Conservative colleagues are thinki...

I thank the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn) for securing this important Backbench Bus...

As is customary, I would like to take this opportunity to pay my respects to those who have lost ...

Aberdeen no longer has a fishing industry—it is safe to say that it was lost to the advent of oil...

Of course I agree with my hon. Friend. That point has been raised by Members from many parts of t...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving me a chance to clarify. Perhaps she should have watched...

I am very confident that I have quoted the right hon. Gentleman correctly from the clip I saw. I ...

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Is it parliamentary to talk about “two-faced language”...

I would have jumped up anyway if the right hon. Gentleman had not. I think that the hon. Lady sho...

I will withdraw “two-faced”, although I said that it was that type of two-faced behaviour that di...

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn) for playing the lead role in sec...

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn) for securing the debat...

Does this not typify the problem with the United Kingdom? Switzerland has 26 cantons. Half the vi...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his very helpful intervention. Let me make it quite clear that wit...

Order. There is still an informal limit of seven minutes, but it has been broken every single tim...

I will do my very best, Madam Deputy Speaker.

I was glad to appear before the Backbench Bus...

It is a pleasure to speak in the debate. I want to cast Members’ minds back to films and TV—“The ...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the ban on recruiting non-EEA crew and the over-zealous action...

That is quite clearly happening. I subscribe to what the hon. Gentleman says, with in mind. Boats...

Order. I remind Members that when they say “you”, they are speaking to the Chair. The Minister sh...

I enter the debate with a certain amount of trepidation, having listened to speeches from both my...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn) on securing the debate. I shall fo...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake), an...

Is my hon. Friend aware that I am the champion for hedgehogs?

My hon. Friend has mentioned that on more than one occasion. I am aware that he supports hedgehog...

This has been a good and lively debate. Perhaps the one complaint is that my hon. Friend the Memb...

The hon. Gentleman has given three very good examples of why quotas do not work, and why we shoul...

A days-at-sea scheme has its own problems. It puts pressure on fishermen. Sometimes they might ge...

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When I mention the right hon. Gentleman again, perhaps I will take his intervention then. Time is...

The hon. Gentleman accused me of changing my mind. I have proved the point to him quite clearly. ...

Let me look at the right hon. Gentleman’s words again. He said that

“only a madman would le...

Will the hon. Gentleman please quote the rest of the clip? If he had watched the Andrew Neil show...

I would rather pursue this point. What did the right hon. Gentleman mean when he said that only a...

I am delighted to carry on with this exchange. If the hon. Gentleman looks at the rest of the sen...

I have already said that I am happy for anything to enter into the mix of discussions and negotia...

It is a pleasure to speak for the Opposition today. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for ...

I begin by commending members of the all-party group on fisheries for bringing forward this annua...

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I am going to persevere, if I may. EU exit is an opportunity to develop arrangements for fishing ...

I am disappointed that the Minister has not offered a meeting to discuss the outstanding compensa...