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Common Fisheries Policy And Unfair Competition

EDM number 1041 in 1989-90, proposed by John D Taylor on 22/05/1990.

That this House notes that fishing boats from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland operate under the same Common Fisheries Policy in search for the same fish in the Irish Sea; deplores the unfair competition caused by the Dublin based Irish Lights which requires fishing boats in Northern Ireland, but not those based in the Republic of Ireland, to pay annual light dues; and requests the Government to refer this issue to the European Community Commission in Brussels for consideration under the Community guidelines for unfair competition.

This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Taylor22/05/1990StrangfordProposed
Willie Ross05/06/1990East LondonderrySigned
Martin Smyth05/06/1990Belfast SouthSigned
James Molyneaux05/06/1990Lagan ValleySigned
Clifford Forsythe05/06/1990South AntrimSigned
Roy Beggs05/06/1990East AntrimSigned
David Trimble05/06/1990Upper BannSigned
Ken Maginnis06/06/1990Fermanagh & South TyroneSigned
Cecil Walker06/06/1990Belfast NorthSigned

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