Extracts from Scottish Parliament debate on Fisheries - Mar 12
Wednesday, 13 March 2019 08:20
The Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy (Fergus Ewing):...We
still believe that the proposals that are on offer from the Prime
Minister raise very serious questions for fishing communities. For
example, page 38 of the discussion paper, which Mr Chapman has
praised, details the value to Scotland of the European maritime and
fisheries fund, which could be £150 million between 2014 and 2020,
with £10 million for ports, £14 million or £15 million for the
processing sector and £20 million...Request free trial
The Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy (Fergus
Ewing):...We still believe that the proposals
that are on offer from the Prime Minister raise very serious
questions for fishing communities. For example, page 38 of the
discussion paper, which Mr Chapman has praised, details the value
to Scotland of the European maritime and fisheries fund, which
could be £150 million between 2014 and 2020, with £10 million for
ports, £14 million or £15 million for the processing sector and £20
million for the collection of fish stock data—I have not mentioned
everything because I do not have time. There have been so many
benefits from the EMFF for fishing communities in Scotland that it
is difficult to enumerate them, but there is no clarity on what, if
anything, would replace it, other than that it is to be called a
“shared
prosperity fund”. Beyond those three words, we
do not have much clarity...
(South Scotland)
(Lab): The cabinet
secretary and others have already touched on the European maritime
fisheries fund—and the proposed shared prosperity fund—which has been
instrumental in delivering targeted funding for coastal
communities. If the UK Government fails to match the current levels
of funding in the longer term, how will the Scottish Government
replace that support and enable smaller fleets to innovate and
fragile communities to adapt to a sustainable, climate-friendly
fishing industry...
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