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HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I have a simple question for the Minister. I think that many fishers would welcome clarification, especially in relation to later amendments about electronic licences, of what the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am grateful to the Minister, and I appreciate that this is a very difficult area. My key concern is about overfishing. From what I gather from the Minister, because the UK and…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I welcome the Government legislating to comply with international treaties, which I am sure the Minister will agree with—I know she is a fond supporter of the rule of law. Until…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)The set of amendments to the clause and the schedule relate an awful lot to the Undersized Velvet Crabs Order 1989. There will be some concern, after only a cursory glance at the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s clarifying that situation, and on the basis of that clarity, I am happy to withdraw the amendment. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)This is a probing amendment. I want fisheries to be sustainable, as we discussed on Tuesday, but I also want them to be safe for British fishers, foreign fishers and all those in…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 80, in clause 12, page 11, line 5, at end insert— “(3A) The master, the owner and the charterer (if any) are not each guilty of an offence if a fishing…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for setting that out. For the sake of clarity, the Undersized Velvet Crabs Order 1989 was not previously on my reading list; however, it was…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)On a point of order, Mr McCabe, a few people have contacted me to inquire about why they cannot watch proceedings, because no visuals are being broadcast. I know that with social…10 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsSeventy-nine per cent. of the citizens’ climate assembly agreed that economic recovery after covid must be designed to help to drive net zero, including through greater reliance…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFood Production StandardsYesterday was Back British Farming Day, but while our farmers are at risk of being undercut in future trade deals, it will take more than just one day of wheatsheaf-wearing to…10 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)One of the difficulties of having so many amendments grouped together is that we cannot get into each one individually. That is a probing amendment to find out what the plan is. I…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Given that the Minister is arguing against a six-year period—08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The reason why we discussed this mechanism in the previous iteration of the Fisheries Bill Committee was the very real fear that a dispute might arise between the Westminster…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am afraid that the remit of the Fisheries Bill affords us only the ability to give certain responsibilities to certain people, and the Secretary of State is responsible for the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Forgive me; I meant against a five-year period. Will she set out in which years she expects the first and second reviews to be produced, as that would allay fears that we will not…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Could the Minister set out whether the list of people she expects to be consulted on such statements includes organisations representing recreational fishing? There is a concern…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 61, in clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert— “(1A) Any public authority with functions relating to fisheries activities or fisheries management must…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is good to be back in the Fisheries Bill Committee. A few of us in the room—the hardy few—are alumni of the last time that we had a sitting of the Bill Committee, which was a…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Yes, Mr McCabe. I am still on amendment 61. I beg your pardon; I will get to amendment 62 in just a moment. Amendment 61 would ensure that public bodies—national Governments,…08 Sept 2020