{"value":{"id":1382016,"askingMemberId":3792,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-11-24T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-12-08T00:00:00","uin":"HL4371","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in resolving the dispute over licences for French fishermen operating in UK waters.","answeringBodyId":13,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1547,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-12-08T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government has continued to work at pace with the European Commission as well as with the French authorities, with regular meetings held to make progress on licensing issues.</p><p> </p><p>735 French vessels have been licenced to fish in UK waters since 31 December 2020, with 104 licences of those vessels also licensed to fish in the UK’s 6-12nm zone.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Fishing Catches: France","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1382016","method":"GET"}]}