A Bill to make provision for the Government to designate certain fishing grounds and territorial waters as sovereign territory of the United Kingdom outside the control of the Common Fisheries Policy.
House of Commons
15 May 2014
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This bill would let the government designate certain fishing grounds and parts of the UK’s territorial waters as sovereign United Kingdom territory, outside the control of the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy. In effect, it aims to give the UK greater control over where fishing can take place and how those waters are managed.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and was first introduced in 2013.
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24 Jun 2013
This Bill was withdrawn and will not progress any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
