PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Falkland Islands: Fisheries (4 September 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made any investigation into commercial fishing licence infringements reported in the Falkland Islands in the last month.

Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Five vessels which have licences to operate in Falkland Conservation Zones are currently under investigation by the Falkland Islands Government for alleged contraventions of the Falkland Islands Fisheries Ordinance. A decision has yet to be taken as to whether the cases will proceed to prosecution; that is a matter for the Attorney General of the Falkland Islands.

Answered by:
Lord Swire (Conservative)
14 September 2015