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3 Nov, 5 tweets, 1 min read
The Government has released its numbers in the battle over post-Brexit fishing licences. In a written statement, Victoria Prentis, fisheries minister, says 98 per cent of EU applications have been approved – 1,831 received and 1,793 approved in UK's 6-12 and 12-200 mile zones.
The UK has approved all of the 1,678 applications for EU trawlers to operate in the 12-200 nautical mile zones. This includes 736 French boats, 358 Irish, 192 Dutch.
It's more complicated in the UK's exclusive 6-12 mile zone. Applications are split into two categories – boats over 12 metres long and boats under that.
There are currently 21 Belgian and 88 French applications for vessels over 12 metres. 17 Belgian and 85 French approved.
And now down to the main issue in the row over fishing licences, boats under 12 metres. France has 50 applications in, 19 have been approved and 31 are pending. From the EU, we know 17 of the 31 pending applications have been withdrawn due to 'poor evidence'
Numbers are set out in the following written ministerial statement. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…

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