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It is perfectly clear that if legal proceedings are active—as far as we are aware, it is very likely that they are—it would not be appropriate to proceed.
Both the EC135 and the King Air aircraft are available around the clock—24 hours a day—and have an activation time of two minutes. I understand that the Islander aircraft has an activation time of 60 minutes.
Will the minister indicate whether he is seeking more time at sea for those vessels? If they get more quota, will that quota go to the fishermen who are active at sea, rather than to fishermen on shore?
We should pass the petition to the European Committee, which can get in touch with the ministers, seek their views and get on with an inquiry without having to wait for us to receive a response and refer the petition perhaps a month from now.