PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Western Sahara: Fisheries (5 December 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with EU counterparts on the European Court of Justice ruling in February 2018 that a fishing agreement between the EU and Morocco would be invalid if applied to the waters off the coast of Western Sahara.

Asked by:
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)

​I have not had discussions with EU counterparts on this matter. Officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the UK's Permanent Representation to Brussels have had opportunities to discuss the Fisheries Agreement with EU counterparts during regular EU Commission meetings.

Answered by:
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
12 December 2018