George Eustice MP joined colleagues in calling for an end to the disgraceful practice of discarding fish in a parliamentary debate yesterday. The debate was tabled by George's Conservative colleague, Zac Goldsmith MP following the tremendous success of the Channel 4 'Fish Fight' campaign.
In his speech George spoke of the need for a wide variety of regionally focused schemes that tackle all of the three main reasons for fish discards. He praised the DEFRA 'Fishing for the markets' scheme that aims to promote markets for less popular fish.
To read the full transcript of the debate click here.
George is pictured with Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, at Trevaskis Farm.