To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he last discussed reforming the sea fishing quota system with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he last discussed reforming the sea fishing quota system with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to introduce quota management reforms; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to introduce quota management reforms; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2007, Official Report, column 865W, on fisheries: quotas, whether the quota management change programme remains in existence following the Scottish Executive's withdrawal from it; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2007, Official Report, column 865W, on fisheries: quotas, whether the quota management change programme remains in existence following the Scottish Executive's withdrawal from it; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what quota swaps have been made in 2008; which cross-year swaps will affect UK quota in future years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what quota swaps have been made in 2008; which cross-year swaps will affect UK quota in future years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 19 June 2007, Official Report, column 1660W, on fisheries: quotas; what his estimate is of the fish stocks in UK waters that are (a) outside safe biological limits, (b) within safe biological...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 19 June 2007, Official Report, column 1660W, on fisheries: quotas; what his estimate is of the fish stocks in UK waters that are (a) outside safe biological limits, (b) within safe biological...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what discussions he has had with his Scottish counterpart on the decision taken by the Scottish Executive to introduce a moratorium on fisheries licence and quota transfers; when he was notified of the moratorium; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what discussions he has had with his Scottish counterpart on the decision taken by the Scottish Executive to introduce a moratorium on fisheries licence and quota transfers; when he was notified of the moratorium; and if he...

(2) what assessment he has made of the impact on the UK fishing industry of the decision by the Scottish Executive to implement a moratorium on licence and quota transfers; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what assessment he has made of the impact on the UK fishing industry of the decision by the Scottish Executive to implement a moratorium on licence and quota transfers; and if he will make a statement;

(3) if he will take steps to review the terms of the concordat with the Scottish Executive on fisheries following the decision by the Scottish Executive to implement a moratorium on licence and quota transfers; and if he will make a statement;

(3) if he will take steps to review the terms of the concordat with the Scottish Executive on fisheries following the decision by the Scottish Executive to implement a moratorium on licence and quota transfers; and if he will make a statement;

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for UK fishermen of the Scottish Executive's moratorium on transfer of Scottish fixed quota allocation units and licences; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for UK fishermen of the Scottish Executive's moratorium on transfer of Scottish fixed quota allocation units and licences; and if he will make a statement.

(4) whether he has taken legal advice on the decision taken by the Scottish Executive to implement a moratorium on fisheries licence and quota transfers; and if he will make a statement.

(4) whether he has taken legal advice on the decision taken by the Scottish Executive to implement a moratorium on fisheries licence and quota transfers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons a formal consultation paper for quota management change proposals was not published in the period January to March 2007, as envisaged in his Department's Autumn 2006 edition of Fishing Focus; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons a formal consultation paper for quota management change proposals was not published in the period January to March 2007, as envisaged in his Department's Autumn 2006 edition of Fishing Focus; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research his Department has commissioned on the composition of fishing catches in relation to allocated quota; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research his Department has commissioned on the composition of fishing catches in relation to allocated quota; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he plans to carry out any quota swaps that would alter the availability of quota for the 10 metre and under fleet in Area Vlle; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he plans to carry out any quota swaps that would alter the availability of quota for the 10 metre and under fleet in Area Vlle; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what cross-year quota swaps he has made affecting the amount of quota available to the 10 metre and under fleet in 2008; and if he will make a statement;

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what cross-year quota swaps he has made affecting the amount of quota available to the 10 metre and under fleet in 2008; and if he will make a statement;

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has made any cross-year quota swaps between the quota allocations for 2008 and for 2009; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has made any cross-year quota swaps between the quota allocations for 2008 and for 2009; and if he will make a statement.

(2) what in-year and cross-quota swaps he has made in each International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Area affecting the quota available for the 10 metre and under fleet in 2008; what economic assessment he has made of such swaps; and if he will make a statement.

(2) what in-year and cross-quota swaps he has made in each International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Area affecting the quota available for the 10 metre and under fleet in 2008; what economic assessment he has made of such swaps; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the details of each quota swap made in 2007 were; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the details of each quota swap made in 2007 were; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he consulted recreational sea angling interests before quota swaps were made; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he consulted recreational sea angling interests before quota swaps were made; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Scottish Executive notified him of its proposed changes to quota management; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Scottish Executive notified him of its proposed changes to quota management; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what fishery closures have taken place in each year since 1997; what the reasons for each closure are; what the duration of each closure is; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what fishery closures have taken place in each year since 1997; what the reasons for each closure are; what the duration of each closure is; and if he will make a statement.