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Proceeding contribution from Angus Brendan MacNeil (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 December 2016. It occurred during Backbench debate on UK Fishing Industry.


UK Fishing Industry

The hon. Lady makes an excellent point about the nature of fisheries. One hundred years ago, about 24% of the Icelandic population were involved in fisheries, but it is now down to about 4.3%. I was in Reykjavik in June at a fishing firm that hoped to have even fewer people working in fisheries, such is the technological drive for improvement in the industry.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
617 c1728 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Common fisheries policy Fisheries Quotas Brexit
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk