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HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Again, this schedule, at the request of the devolved Administrations, provides those Administrations with powers to make regulations enabling them to impose charges for carrying…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The clause ensures that in the future Seafish can charge equally for services provided to EU member states and non-EU member states. As many hon. Members will know, Seafish is a…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is very impatient. We have, I think, 108 days left until the end of the transition period and we have a great deal to do, including passing this piece of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I agree that REM can be an effective tool for monitoring and enforcing both the landing obligation and the safety issues raised by the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)As I say repeatedly, this wonderful Fisheries Bill prohibits any commercial fishing vessel, including a foreign-registered vessel, from fishing in UK waters without a licence. It…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)We are in no doubt, on both sides of the House, that we want everybody to buy more British fish. The Government have a manifesto commitment on that: “When we leave the EU, we will…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Tackling the scourge of plastic pollution in the ocean is a priority for the Government and for me personally. While the proposed new clause rightly recognises the importance of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The Government are pushing internationally for a global target of protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030. We were pleased to read the report on highly protected marine areas from the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The new clause is unnecessary because, in addition to existing processes, the Bill already contains provisions for lots of co-operation among the authorities. The four fisheries…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The hon. Gentleman raised part of his point of order with me earlier, and I said that I would write to him when I have got to the bottom of the situation. As I said earlier, I was…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I am not, because I have finished.15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Seafish is a UK body, and Ministers in each Administration have a shared and equal responsibility for it. These new clauses affect the interests of three other fisheries…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The clause is a standard provision that simply provides for the short title. Question put and agreed to. Clause 54, as amended, accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. New…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The purpose of the clause is to set out the penalties that can be applied for access and licensing offences in the Bill. Question put and agreed to. Clause 20 accordingly ordered…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The schedule replicates the powers in section 4 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967. Those powers are given to the licensing authorities and are necessary to implement a…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 27, in schedule 3, page 56, line 3, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— ‘(a) sections 15 to 17,’ This amendment updates the definition of “licensing…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Much as I enjoy our exchanges, the difficulty with this amendment is that it would mean that every time the Government wanted to change a highly technical rule about the licensing…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)We have rehearsed some of these arguments already today and I know that the hon. Gentleman had this debate several times with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I am afraid I am going to behave like a Government lawyer again and say the intent behind the amendment is absolutely clear, but the wording is ambiguous. It is not clear what…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)As with many of the amendments made in the other place, the Government agree with the intention behind the clause, but disagree with the manner in which that intention is proposed…10 Sept 2020