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HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)No, I disagree. I dislike the Conservative position of favouring landing fish in European ports, because we could be creating jobs in British ports. It is bad for our ports, and…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)For future reference, Mr McCabe, I will be dealing with all the amendments to the first clause. In amendments 71 and 72, Labour is suggesting that we add two further objectives: a…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 71, in clause 1, page 1, line 11, at end insert— “(i) the public asset objective; (j) the safety and workforce objective.” This amendment would add to the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for setting out what is a lengthy, complicated group of amendments. I will also go through each amendment in turn, with specific focus on Government…08 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for setting out her reasons for disagreeing with the amendments and for setting out the importance of safety. We will return to safety later. With…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 ] (First sitting)The Minister mentions Interfish, which is a brilliant fishing company that I am very proud to have in the patch I represent. However, I do not follow her argument. Can she set out…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]I do agree. There is a real opportunity in the waters around the south-west for a catch and release bluefin tuna fishery, for instance—it is a shame that DEFRA did not quite agree…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]I thank my neighbour for that question. I know this is a point that she raises frequently, but it is probably one that she needs to raise with the Government rather than with the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]No. I am going to make some progress, because I have gone on for some time. The backbone of British fishing is our small boat fleet. These boats and businesses are the ones the…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]I hear that argument, but I also hear that it is not in support of British ports when landing more fish could create more jobs, and I think we need to think about what benefit…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]It gives me great pleasure to respond to the Bill on behalf of the Opposition on its second outing in the Commons. Our fishers risk their lives every day to bring home food for us…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman for that mention. I think he is choosing to call the fishing sector one single sector, but he knows as well as I do that the fishing sector has multiple…01 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]I am going to make some progress, because I only have limited time and I do not want to take time away from people at the end of the call list; apologies. On safety, progress is…01 Sept 2020