Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall am 3:38 pm ar 11 Medi 2024.
I welcome the Minister to her position. I apologise for not doing so earlier; I wish her well in her job. Mr Carmichael and I have pursued the issue of visas for fishermen across the sea—in Northern Ireland, my villages of Portavogie, Kilkeel and Ardglass are examples —as has Pete Wishart. Along the line, we have always had verbal commitments, but we have never seen action to make visas more acceptable for skilled workers so that small fishing villages such as Portavogie, Ardglass and Kilkeel can survive. The Minister might wish to continue pursuing that, if it is agreeable.