A few weeks ago there was a lot of press coverage of a report from the UK Parliament on the ownership of UK fishing quota. I enjoyed listening to a debate on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme. I liked the discussion so much – well i like fisheries policy and it is not often that I get to listen about fish eating my porridge – that I read the report. What was interesting about the report is that in a reporting about who owns the UK’s fishing quota it does not mention who actually owns the fishing quota. I found that a little strange so I decided to ask Her Majesty’s Governments in the UK and Scotland for the details.
Yesterday, the Scottish Government turned down my freedom of information request. You can read their reply here.
There will be a few more letters going back and forward. I think if the matter is suitable to be discussed in the UK Parliament and on Today Programme, that the information is of “wider public relevance”.