Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts
Wednesday 20th June 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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I agree with the hon. Lady that it is important for the UK Government and the Scottish Government to work well together, and the recent Fisheries Council is a good example of them doing that for the benefit of Scotland’s fishermen.

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Portrait Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)
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The hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (Dr Whiteford) is absolutely right: we need a register of active fishermen—[Interruption.]

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. The House must come to order. The House should be listening to the Chair of the Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs—listening with respect.

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Portrait Miss McIntosh
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—and fisheries. [Laughter.] The hon. Lady is absolutely right that, without a register, we do not know who are active fishermen in Scotland and who are slipper skippers.

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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Ministers both here in the UK Government and in the Scottish Government will have heard the comments of my hon. Friend, who is a respected contributor on such matters.