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When questioned as to why this commitment was not included within the Bill when it does appear in other BillsiSee the Fisheries Bill - clauses 14 (British fishing boats required to be licensed) and 16 (foreign fishing boats required to be licensed if within British fishery limits) where the Secretary of State has power to make exceptions to the prohibition on fishing without a license, only with consent of the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the Northern Ireland department., he explained that it was because of the legal status of international trade, which is a reserved matter, adding—
It is important for us to keep that and to make sure that the two Governments work well together on that.