Fishing Campaign
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| Letter from Richard Benyon opening Common Fisheries Policy Consultation, April 2011.| Letter from Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon dated 16th Dec 2010.
House of Commons Debate
14th October 2010
Peter Aldous calls for an urgent review of the current regime imposed on local fisherman which has almost destroyed the Lowestoft fishing industry.
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- 18th June 2013
Waveney MP Peter Aldous yesterday called for urgent action to ensure a fair share of quota for the inshore fleet to support fishermen in Lowestoft. read more »
- 4th June 2013
Peter Aldous backs an amendment to the Energy Bill to set a 2030 decarbonisation target before 1st April 2014. This would demonstrate the Government’s commitment to low-carbon energy production and help secure investment in the offshore wind technology supply chain to make the UK a world-leader in the industry.
- 11th February 2013
Waveney MP Peter Aldous welcomes the EU’s commitment to back large scale fishing reform to save stocks but emphasises the importance of other measures to secure a fair distribution of quota. read more »
- 8th January 2013
Following the Secretary of State’s report from the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels, Peter Aldous calls on him to help ensure that in future quota reallocation the under-10s are not compromised by not having kept records. read more »
- 10th December 2012
Waveney MP Peter Aldous last week urged for a better deal for Lowestofts under-10s inshore fleet in a debate in Westminster Hall. read more »
- 14th June 2012
Waveney MP Peter Aldous today commented as the UK Government achieved a significant step towards radical reform of the broken Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), as the EU Council agreed a general approach which includes a commitment to ban the discarding of dead fish. read more »
- 15th March 2012
Waveney MP Peter Aldous last week backed reform of the Common Fisheries Policy in a Debate in the House of Commons. read more »
- 1st February 2012
Waveney MP Peter Aldous yesterday spoke in a Debate in the House of Commons on Offshore Renewable Energy in East Anglia.
Mr Aldous secured the Debate as part of his campaign to promote the growth of the renewable energy sector in the region. read more »
- 26th November 2011
Waveney MP Peter Aldous today spoke of the huge potential for economic growth in Waveney in an Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons. read more »
- 15th November 2011
Waveney MP Peter Aldous spoke in support of Lowestoft’s under-ten metre fishermen in a Debate on Fisheries in the House of Commons. read more »
