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HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause, which is consistent with the case made by Labour Members in Committee, would create an evidence base for the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion , by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 19 Report on fish caught in UK waters but landed abroad ‘(1) Within 12 months of this Act being…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This brief new clause would require the Government to publish a report into the distant water fleet. On a recent visit to…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Will the Minister give way?15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)This is a really important new clause, and I hope the Minister thinks strongly about adopting it. We do not eat enough local fish, and it was universally agreed on Second Reading…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I agree entirely. Plymouth’s plan for fish has a similar focus on marine skills, and again, if the hon. Member for Waveney were here, he would no doubt be talking about the skills…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I rise in support of what my colleague, the shadow Fisheries Minister, has just said. There is a glaring gap in the skills and workforce strategy when it comes to fishing. That…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for setting that out. I agree that there has been a great deal of scrutiny, but that scrutiny has found enforcement gaps, enforcement problems and a…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I think there is agreement across the House that we want to see further environmental protection from 1 January. Will the Minister deal specifically with the issue of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)I take the point, although it is brave of any Conservative MP to talk about rule breaking at the moment. Returning to the issue at hand, rather than the game playing, it is…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The Opposition have no problems with amendments 59, 60 or even 53, which we will discuss shortly. The Minister talked about crowbarring statutory instrument content into primary…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 108, in clause 48, page 31, line 23, leave out “the UK Exclusive Economic Zone” and insert “England or the English zone”. This amendment turns the UK-wide…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)On the basis that we will revisit this matter when the consultation concludes, as well as in later amendments, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave,…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The amendments are in my name and that of the shadow fisheries Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley East. Although the amendments are grouped, there are a number of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I think there is different regulation for enforcement; this is on access. Amendment 109 seeks to clarify the difference between a British fishing vessel and an English fishing…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)It is lucky that you did not get too carried away, Sir Charles, because there are some important points I want to raise regarding schedule 9. I would like to take this opportunity…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for listening, and agreeing to the amendments that were tabled, effectively, by Labour, in the previous iteration of the Bill, for protection of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Remote electronic monitoring and cameras on boats are a practical and cost-effective fisheries management tool that brings many benefits. The Lords’ addition of the clause…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 98, in schedule 9, page 95, line 16, leave out “and” and insert “or”. This amendment would enable the Marine Management Organisation to make byelaws to…15 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment made: 52, in schedule 9, page 96, line 37, leave out “2010 (S.I. 2010/940)” and insert…15 Sept 2020