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Fisheries Bill

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to make provision about policy objectives in relation to fisheries, fishing and aquaculture; to make provision about access to British fisheries; to make provision about the licensing of fishing boats; to make provision about the determination and distribution of fishing opportunities; to make provision enabling schemes to be established for charging for unauthorised catches of sea fish; to make provision about grants in connection with fishing, aquaculture or marine conservation; to make provision about the recovery of costs in respect of the exercise of public functions relating to fish or fishing; to confer powers to make further provision in connection with fisheries, aquaculture or aquatic animals; to make provision about byelaws and orders relating to the exploitation of sea fisheries; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 1

  • Michael GoveConservativeSurrey Heath

Bill · 2

  • Bill 305 2017-19 (as amended in Committee)Commons
    18 Dec 2018
  • HCB 278 2017-19, as introducedCommons
    25 Oct 2018

Explanatory Notes · 1

  • HCB 278-EN 2017-19Commons
    25 Oct 2018

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 1

  • Memorandum from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeCommons
    25 Oct 2018

Briefing papers · 1

  • Briefing Paper on the BillCommons
    11 Apr 2019

Amendment Paper · 29

  • Notices of Amendments as at 29 August 2019Commons
    30 Aug 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 2 April 2019Commons
    3 Apr 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 21 March 2019Commons
    22 Mar 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 19 March 2019Commons
    20 Mar 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2019Commons
    14 Mar 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 12 March 2019Commons
    13 Mar 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2019Commons
    8 Mar 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 25 February 2019Commons
    26 Feb 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 21 February 2019Commons
    22 Feb 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2019Commons
    21 Feb 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 18 February 2019Commons
    19 Feb 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 13 February 2019Commons
    14 Feb 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 8 February 2019Commons
    11 Feb 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 7 February 2019Commons
    8 Feb 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 30 January 2019Commons
    31 Jan 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 25 January 2019Commons
    28 Jan 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 24 January 2019Commons
    25 Jan 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 21 January 2019Commons
    22 Jan 2019
  • Notices of Amendments as at 16 January 2019Commons
    17 Jan 2019
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 December 2018Commons
    17 Dec 2018
  • Notices of Amendments as at 13 December 2018Commons
    14 Dec 2018
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 December 2018Commons
    13 Dec 2018
  • Notices of Amendments as at 11 December 2018 Commons
    12 Dec 2018
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 December 2018Commons
    11 Dec 2018
  • Notices of Amendments as at 7 December 2018 Commons
    10 Dec 2018
  • Notices of Amendments as at 6 December 2018 Commons
    7 Dec 2018
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 December 2018Commons
    6 Dec 2018
  • Notices of Amendments as at 4 December 2018Commons
    5 Dec 2018
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 December 2018Commons
    4 Dec 2018

Bill proceedings: Commons · 6

  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 December 2018Commons
    18 Dec 2018
  • All proceedings up to 17 December 2018 at Public Bill Committee StageCommons
    18 Dec 2018
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 December 2018Commons
    14 Dec 2018
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 December 2018 Commons
    11 Dec 2018
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 6 December 2018 Commons
    7 Dec 2018
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 4 December 2018Commons
    5 Dec 2018

Selection of amendments: Commons · 3

  • Consideration in Committee: Selection 3Commons
    17 Dec 2018
  • Consideration in Committee: Selection 2Commons
    14 Dec 2018
  • Consideration in Committee: Selection 1Commons
    11 Dec 2018

Will write letters · 1

  • Letter from Robert Goodwill MP to Luke Pollard MP regarding issues raised in the Fisheries and the UK leaving the EU debateUnassigned
    28 Mar 2019

Press notices · 2

  • Schedule of meetingsCommons
    3 Dec 2018
  • Have your say on the Fisheries BillCommons
    22 Nov 2018

English votes for English laws · 1

  • Departmental Analysis of Amendments made at Committee stageCommons
    20 Dec 2018

Relevant documents · 2

  • Letter from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs concerning Government amendmentsCommons
    14 Dec 2018
  • Letter from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs concerning Government amendmentsCommons
    7 Dec 2018

Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons · 1

  • Version of the bill showing changes made in CommitteeCommons
    27 Sept 2019

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