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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 15 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)

"Does the hon. Lady agree that a huge amount of the plastic in the oceans is coming from the land and running into rivers? The new clause is well intentioned, and I completely share the hon. Lady’s aim to reduce plastic in the environment, but it may create a bigger …..."
Katherine Fletcher - View Speech

View all Katherine Fletcher (Con - South Ribble) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)

"This clause is almost at the heart of what the people of South Ribble are really passionate about—not only the control of our waters and the right to license fishing boats, but the right to make sure that any fisherman or fisherwoman is using our natural resources in a sustainable …..."
Katherine Fletcher - View Speech

View all Katherine Fletcher (Con - South Ribble) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)

"I am a biologist and have done a huge amount on marine ecophysiology. The hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport makes a strong case about pulse fishing. The point is that we will have control of it and be able to react to changes in scientific evidence and to …..."
Katherine Fletcher - View Speech

View all Katherine Fletcher (Con - South Ribble) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)

"The hon. Lady is talking about a specific point in the trophic pyramid of the ecosystem. She is asking for an assessment of all non-stock species, but is that down to the nudibranchs on the rocks? I can see certain practical challenges with that, even though it is just fish...."
Katherine Fletcher - View Speech

View all Katherine Fletcher (Con - South Ribble) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)

"Okay. The trophic pyramid does not allow—just because it has a backbone—for it to be at that point in the ecosystem because it is called a fish in biology. I wonder whether there are unintended consequences of the amendment...."
Katherine Fletcher - View Speech

View all Katherine Fletcher (Con - South Ribble) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)

"

The hon. Lady is talking about a specific point in the trophic pyramid of the ecosystem. She is asking for an assessment of all non-stock species, but is that down to the nudibranchs on the rocks? I can see certain practical challenges with that, even though it is just fish.

..."
Katherine Fletcher - View Speech

View all Katherine Fletcher (Con - South Ribble) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2020
Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)

"

Okay. The trophic pyramid does not allow—just because it has a backbone—for it to be at that point in the ecosystem because it is called a fish in biology. I wonder whether there are unintended consequences of the amendment.

..."
Katherine Fletcher - View Speech

View all Katherine Fletcher (Con - South Ribble) contributions to the debate on: Fisheries Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: Reopening

"I agree with my hon. Friend on the role that staff play in these institutions. I am another Member of the House who must speak up warmly for Chester zoo—a great inspiration to me as a child—and the staff who took the extra time to support me and many of …..."
Katherine Fletcher - View Speech

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