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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Mr. William Ross: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 14 December to the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice), how many of the bovines in which BSE was
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confirmed were from (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland; and of the carcases, how many from each country were (i) cows, (ii) maiden heifers, (iii) steers and (iv) bulls. [7138]
Mrs. Browning: In his reply of 14 December to the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice) Official Report, column 1094, my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food gave the number of cases of BSE confirmed in the United Kingdom up to 8 December 1995 as 155,832. This was incorrect as the information given was for Great Britain and not the United Kingdom. The number of cases which has been confirmed in the United Kingdom at that date was 157,480.
Up to 15 December 1995, 157,767 cases of BSE had been confirmed in the United Kingdom, and of these 133,849 were confirmed in England, 7,508 in Scotland, 14,757 in Wales, and 1,653 in Northern Ireland.
| Great Britain | Northern Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Cows | 155,656 | 1,651 |
| Steers | 23 | 0 |
| Bulls | 435 | 2 |
Support Payments
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total estimated amount of financial support received by the agricultural industry (a) from the European Union, (b) from the United Kingdom Government and (c) in total in each standard region and in the United Kingdom as a whole in each year since 1990 at constant prices indicating each figure as a percentage of the corresponding total. [8089]
Mr. Boswell: Expenditure on agriculture, fisheries and food on a financial year basis for the United Kingdom as a whole is set out in the table. Because of the nature of expenditure on certain programmes, it is not possible to identify support for the agricultural industry separately. A breakdown by standard region is not available.
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| 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | (31)1994-95 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAP Expenditure | 1,663 (62) | 1,603 (60) | 1,612 (60) | 2,405 (7) | 2,162 (66) |
| Domestic Expenditure(32) | 1,011 (38) | 1,076 (40) | 1,066 (40) | 1,009 (30) | 1,093 (34) |
| Total UK Expenditure | 2,673 (100) | 2,679 (100) | 2,678 (100) | 3,414 (100) | 3,254 (100) |
Notes:
(30) Figures adjusted by retail price index.
(31) Estimated outturn.
(32) Includes expenditure on schemes on which part EU financing is available. The majority of this financing does not coincide with the year in which it is incurred.
Source:
Departmental Report of Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Intervention Board 1995, Annex 9.
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Fish Management Regimes
Mr. David Porter: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what studies his Department is carrying out into fish management regimes in (a) New Zealand, (b) Canada, (c) Norway and (d) other countries; and if he will make a statement. [8393]
Mr. Baldry: I am aware of the fish management regimes adopted in other countries such as New Zealand, Canada and Norway. These are of course geared to the specific circumstances of those countries and would not be directly applicable elsewhere. The Ministry's fisheries department liaises closely with other countries in matters of mutual interest. For example, it plays a full part in the work of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES, and will be participating in EU working groups with Norway to discuss a range of conservation issues.
Fishing Treaties
Mr. Spearing: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list each treaty currently in force between the European Economic Community and any (a) third nation, and (b) group of nations that provides opportunities for its member states to fish in waters not regarded as a Community resource; and if he will indicate for each treaty the member states taking up such schemes together with the approximate quantity or value of their annual catches. [8299]
Mr. Baldry [holding answer 9 January 1996]: Fishing opportunities in third country waters and in the regulatory area of the North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation are set out in the table.
| Third country | Opportunities available to EC | Allocation between Member States |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Licences for 5 surface longliners and 19 freezer tuna seiners. Opportunities for 6,550 GRT per month of shrimp trawlers; 1,900 GRT per month of demersal trawlers and 900 GRT per month of bottom set longliners with fixed gillnet. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Argentina | EC Quotas: 120,000 tonnes of hubbsi hake, 50,000 tonnes of Patagonian grenadier, 30,000 tonnes of illex squid and 50,000 tonnes of Patagonian rockcod or roughhead grenadier. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Cape Verde | Licences for 23 freezer tuna seiners, 17 pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners, and 3 bottom longliners. A quota of 4,850 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Comoros | Licences for 37 ocean-going freezer tuna vessels. A quota of 4,500 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Equatorial Guinea | Licences for 47 freezer tuna seiners, 2 pole-and-line tuna vessels and 4 surface longliners. A quota of 2,750 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Estonia | 1996 EC Quotas: 530 tonnes of cod, 10,500 tonnes of herring, 22,500 tonnes of sprat, and 4,500 salmon (individual fish).Denmark: 275 tonnes of cod, 5,700 tonnes of herring, 15,800 tonnes of sprat, and 2,430 salmon. Finland: 80 tonnes of cod and 1,800 salmon. Germany: 125 tonnes of cod, 4,300 tonnes of herring, 4,200 tonnes of sprat and 270 salmon. Sweden: 50 tonnes of cod, 500 tonnes of herring and 2,500 tonnes of sprat. | |
| Faroe Islands | 1996 EC Quotas: 500 tonnes of cod/haddock, 2,500 tonnes of saithe, 7,000 tonnes of redfish, 3,600 tonnes of ling/blue ling, 25,000 tonnes of blue whiting, 1,000 tonnes of flatfish, 4,910 tonnes of mackerel and 760 tonnes of 'other' species. | UK: 430 tonnes of cod/haddock, 580 tonnes of saithe, 75 tonnes of redfish, 205 tones of ling/blue ling, 11,000 tonnes of blue whiting, 680 tonnes of flatfish and 180 tonnes of 'other' species. Germany: 10 tonnes of cod/haddock, 310 tonnes of saithe, 6,440 tonnes of redfish, 1,055 tonnes of ling/blue ling, 180 tonnes of flatfish and 305 tonnes of 'other' species. France: 60 tonnes of cod/haddock, 1,510 tonnes of saithe, 435 tonnes of redfish, 2,340 tonnes of ling/blue ling, 140 tonnes of flatfish and 275 tonnes of 'other' species. Belgium: 50 tonnes of saithe and 50 tonnes of redfish. Netherlands: 50 tonnes of saithe. Denmark: 11,000 tonnes of blue whiting and 4,910 tonnes of mackerel. |
| Gambia | Licences for 23 freezer tuna seiners and 7 pole-and-line tuna vessels. Opportunities for 410 GRT per year of fresh fish trawlers; 2,000 GRT per year of freezer trawlers fishing for shrimps and 750 GRT per year of freezer trawlers fishing for other species. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Greenland | 1996 EC Quotas: 31,000 tonnes of cod, 52,320 tonnes of redfish, 6,000 tonnes of Greenland halibut, 4,525 tonnes of deepwater prawns, 2,000 tonnes of catfish, 30,000 tonnes of blue whiting and 6,000 tonnes of roundnose grenadier. | Germany: 25,360 tonnes of cod, 51,665 tonnes of redfish, 4,590 tonnes of Greenland halibut, 2,000 tonnes of catfish, 24,000 tonnes of blue whiting and 4,950 tonnes of roundnose grenadier. UK: 5,640 tonnes of cod, 325 tonnes of redfish, 210 tonnes of Greenland halibut and 250 tonnes of roundnose grenadier. France: 330 tonnes of redfish, 1,012 tonnes of deep-water prawns and 3,000 tonnes of blue whiting. Denmark: 1,012 tonnes of deep-water prawns and 3,000 tonnes of blue whiting. |
| Guinea Bissau | Licences for 26 freezer tuna seiners and 16 pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners. Opportunities for 8,800 GRT per month for freezer shrimp trawlers and 4,000 GRT per month of freezer fin-fish trawlers and cephalopod trawlers. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Guinea Conakry | Licences for 24 freezer tuna seiners, 10 pole-and-line tuna vessels and 5 surface longliners. Opportunities for 4,200 GRT per month of trawlers. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Iceland | 1996 EC Quota: 3,000 tonnes of Redfish. | Germany: 1,690 tonnes, UK: 1,160 tonnes, Belgium: 100 tonnes, and France: 50 tonnes. |
| Ivory Coast | Licences for 46 tuna seiners and 7 pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners. Opportunities for 600 GRT per month of freezer trawlers fishing for demersal species. A quota of 7,500 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Latvia | 1996 EC Quotas: 1,420 tonnes of cod, 3,500 tonnes of herring, 19,500 tonnes of sprat, and 6,500 salmon (individual fish). Denmark: 310 tonnes of cod, 1,715 tonnes of herring, 11,880 tonnes of sprat, and 1,800 salmon. Finland: 270 tonnes of cod, 500 tonnes of sprat and 3,000 salmon. Germany: 140 tonnes of cod, 1,285 tonnes of herring, 3,120 tonnes of sprat and 200 salmon. Sweden: 700 tonnes of cod, 500 tonnes of herring, 4,000 tonnes of sprat and 1,500 salmon. | |
| Lithuania | 1996 EC Quotas: 2,125 tonnes of cod, 3,000 tonnes of herring, 12,000 tonnes of sprat, 25 tonnes of flatfish and 4,500 salmon (individual fish). | Denmark: 535 tonnes of cod, 1,715 tonnes herring, 5,925 of sprat and 1,800 salmon. Germany: 240 tonnes of cod, 1,285 tonnes of herring, 1,575 tonnes of sprat and 200 salmon. Finland: 200 tonnes of cod and 1,000 salmon. Sweden: 1,150 tonnes of cod, 4,500 tonnes of sprat, 25 tonnes of flatfish and 4,500 salmon. |
| Madagascar | Licences for 42 freezer tuna vessels and 16 surface longliners. A quota of 9,000 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. Not allocated between Member States | |
| Mauritania | Licences for 34 freezer tuna seiners and 11 pole-and-line tuna vessels. Opportunities for 4,500 GRT per month of vessels fishing for crustaceans; 12,000 GRT per month of black hake trawlers and bottom longliners; 2,600 GRT per month of vessels fishing for deepwater demersal species and 300 GRT per month of pot vessels fishing for crawfish. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Mauritius | Licences for 20 ocean-going tuna seiners. Opportunities for 100 GRT per month of vessels fishing by line. A quota of 6,000 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Morocco | Opportunities in the period 1 December 1995 to 31 November 1996: 30,212 GRT per year of cephalopod vessels; 11,200 GRT per year of shrimp trawlers; 11,350 GRT per year of longliners; 1,300 GRT per year of seiners (Northern zone); 4,800 GRT per year of seiners (Southern zone); 1,550 GRT per year of artisanal vessels; 3,000 GRT per year of black hake trawlers; 1,300 GRT per year of pelagic trawlers; licences of 27 tuna vessels and for 5 vessels catching sponges. | Spain: 30,212 GRT per year of cephalopod vessels; 11,200 GRT per year of shrimp trawlers; 7,412 GRT per year of longliners; 1,300 GRT per year of seiners (North); 4,800 GRT per year of seiners (South); 1,550 GRT per year of artisanal vessels; 3,000 GRT per year of black hake trawlers; and licences for 17 tuna vessels. France: 1,300 GRT per year of pelagic trawlers and licences for 10 tuna vessels. Portugal: 3,938 GRT per year of longliners; Greece: licences for 5 vessels fishing for sponges. UK: 13,585 tonnes of cod; 2,300 tonnes of haddock; 500 tonnes of saithe; 400 tonnes of redfish; 50 tonnes of Greenland halibut and 240 tonnes of 'other' species. |
| Norway | 1996 EC Quotas: 30,050 tonnes of cod; 3,500 tonnes of haddock; 7,000 tonnes of saithe; 3,500 tonnes of redfish; 100 tonnes of Greenland halibut; 1,000 tonnes of blue whiting; 15,150 tonnes of mackerel, and 450 tonnes of 'other' species. | France: 3,215 tonnes of cod; 450 tonnes of haddock; 900 tones of saithe; 220 tonnes of redfish; 500 tonnes of blue whiting and 60 tonnes of 'other' species. Germany: 3,500 tonnes of cod; 750 tonnes of haddock; 5,600 tonnes of saithe; 1,880 tonnes of redfish; 50 tonnes of Greenland halibut and 150 tonnes of 'other' species. Spain: 4,630 tonnes of cod and 190 tonnes of redfish. Portugal: 4,390 tonnes of cod and 810 tonnes of redfish. Ireland: 730 tonnes of cod. Denmark: 15,150 tonnes of mackerel. |
| Poland | 1996 EC Quotas: 1,000 tonnes of herring; 15,000 tonnes of sprat; 50 tonnes of flatfish and 1,350 salmon (individual fish).All quotas to Sweden | |
| Senegal | Licences for 47 freezer tuna seiners, 11 pole-and-line tuna vessels and 6 surface longliners. Opportunities for 1,000 GRT per year of trawlers (inshore demersal fishing); 4,000 GRT per 4 month period of ocean-going fish trawlers; 1,000 GRT per year of freezer trawlers; 2,000 GRT per 4 month period of freezer trawlers, and 5,000 GRT per year of ocean-going shrimp freezer trawlers. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Seychelles | Licences for 40 ocean-going freezer tuna seiners. A quota of 46,000 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. | Not allocated between Member States |
| Sao Tonne e Principe | Licences for 40 freezer tuna seiners and 8 pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners. A quota of 9,000 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. | Not allocated between Member States |
| North West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) | 1996 EC Quotas: 5,485 tonnes of cod in Area 3M; 4,030 tonnes of redfish in Area 3M; 374 tonnes of redfish in Area 3LN; 11,070 tonnes of Greenland halibut in Area 3LMNO and 350 tonnes of shrimp in Area 3M. Germany: 513 tonnes of cod 3M; 374 tonnes of redfish 3LN, and 540 tonnes of Greenland halibut in 3LMNO. Spain: 1,574 tonnes of cod 3M; 7,399 tonnes of Greenland halibut 3LMNO, and 135 tonnes of shrimp 3M. Portugal: 2,155 tonnes of cod 3M; 3,121 tonnes of Greenland halibut 3LMNO and 70 tonnes of shrimp 3M. France: 221 tonnes of cod 3M. UK: 1,022 tonnes of cod 3M. |
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Mr. Spearing: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the articles of treaties signed by the United Kingdom which are the principal regulation of the European Economic Community, as published in its official journal that relate to and comprise the common fisheries policy; and what method of voting was used in the Council of Ministers to reach its decision in respect of each advance of that policy since 1966. [8298]
Mr. Baldry [holding answer 9 January 1996]: The foundations of the common fisheries policy are to be found in articles 38 to 46 of the treaty of Rome 1956 to which the United Kingdom acceded by virtue of the treaty of accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Articles 98 to 103 of the 1972 treaty relate specifically to fisheries. The treaty on European union of 1993 amended the treaty of Rome. Article 3 of the 1993 treaty specifically refers to fisheries. All three treaties were adopted by unanimity.
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