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HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)In England, enforcement of fisheries legislation is a statutory function of the MMO. A copy of the MMO’s annual report must be laid before Parliament and there is scrutiny of what…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 51, in schedule 9, page 93, line 12, leave out “2010 (S.I. 2010/940)” and insert “2017 (S.I. 2017/1012)” This technical amendment updates a cross reference…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)These are technical amendments, which I commend to the Committee. Amendment 51 agreed to.15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The amendments provide that any future financial assistance schemes made under the Secretary of State’s funding power in clause 35 or the devolved Administrations’ funding powers…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Concerns were raised on Second Reading and in the other place about a lack of progress on remote electronic monitoring, and I agree that we need to take that forward. That is why…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)However friendly it is, I feel that the amendment would duplicate powers elsewhere in the Bill. Paragraph 11 of schedule 9 to the Bill adds new section 129B to the Marine and…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The schedule, which is introduced by clause 46, will ensure that the MMO is able to operate outside UK waters. It defines the scope of procedure for creating byelaws or orders…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 9, in clause 51, page 35, leave out lines 26 to 28 and insert— ““minimum conservation reference size”, in relation to an aquatic organism, means the size…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 55, in clause 53, page 37, line 30, at end insert— ‘(4A) Section (conservation of seals) and Schedule (conservation of seals) come into force on 1 March…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The proposed amendments to the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 and the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 will provide new protections for wild seal populations in England,…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)In response to the question, “Why now?”, I will simply say that we did not include this amendment when the Bill was introduced last week because we could not ascertain at that…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I accept that there are some real difficulties with seals getting close to commercial fisheries on occasion. Nevertheless, we feel that this is the right step to take at this time…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)As we have discussed many times on the Agriculture Bill, it is difficult for countries to legislate for the standards of other countries. This is an interesting example. We are…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The schedule makes various changes to a number of articles in the common fisheries policy regulations. Amendments to these regulations have already been made by statutory…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 53, in schedule 10, page 106, line 4, at end insert “Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 4A Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I have absolutely no intention of making this normal practice; I felt it necessary to explain to the Committee honestly and openly what is being done. These provisions will exist…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)As I have said repeatedly, the Government are committed to ensuring that our stocks are fished sustainably. We are working towards ending the wasteful practice of discarding. The…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 59, page 105, line 39, in schedule 10, at end insert— Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1393/2014 3A (1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)This clause refers to schedule 10, which makes changes to retained EU law that are consequential on the policy changes that are implemented in the Bill. Question put and agreed…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The clause sets out the commencement date for each of the provisions in the Bill. Question put and agreed to . Clause 53, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill . Clause 54…15 Sept 2020