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UK Fishing Industry

Proceeding contribution from Owen Paterson (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 December 2016. It occurred during Backbench debate on UK Fishing Industry.

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

Eleven years ago, I spent a fascinating two years going all round the British Isles. I went to wonderful places such as Whalsay in the far north, Northern Ireland and right round the coast of Britain. I saw tragically damaged communities and marine environments. I also went to Norway, the Faroes, Iceland, Newfoundland, the east coast of the United States and the Falklands. I saw improving marine environments and prosperous fishing communities in those areas. I saw wealth being grown there. I drew conclusions from this, and I wrote a consultation paper, which I published.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
617 c1741 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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