Common Fisheries Policy
EDM number 995 in 2006-07, proposed by Bob Spink on 27/02/2007.
That this House is deeply concerned about the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) fishing policy, in particular the failure of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) regulations, which have led to progressive cuts in quota and are now denying smaller and inshore boats and local communities that are reliant on fishing the ability to earn a fair standard of living, in contravention of CFP treaty articles; notes the vote of no confidence against DEFRA by the Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries Committee and community fishermen in the South East of England; and calls on the Minister responsible to meet fishermen to develop a sustainable solution that does not sacrifice the smaller, inshore fishing industry and communities.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Spink | 27/02/2007 | Castle Point | Conservative | Proposed |
| Michael Penning | 27/02/2007 | Hemel Hempstead | Conservative | Seconded |
| David Amess | 27/02/2007 | Southend West | Conservative | Seconded |
| James Duddridge | 27/02/2007 | Rochford and Southend East | Conservative | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 28/02/2007 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Derek Conway | 28/02/2007 | Old Bexley & Sidcup | Conservative | Seconded |
| David Wilshire | 28/02/2007 | Spelthorne | Conservative | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 01/03/2007 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Derek Wyatt | 02/03/2007 | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 06/03/2007 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Bernard Jenkin | 20/03/2007 | North Essex | Conservative | Signed |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | 16/04/2007 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
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