§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate (1) whether the Secretary for Scotland has received a copy of a resolution carried at a recent meeting of the Lewis and Harris Fishermen's Association, urging that a coastguard should be placed on duty at Tiumpan Head, Island of Lewis, with instructions to report trawlers working within the proscribed limits and in Broad Bay; and (2) will he consider the advisability of placing himself in communication with the Admiralty with a view to the suggestion being carried into effect?
MR. GRAHAM MURRAYThe answer to the first part of the honourable Member's Question is in the affirmative. On the general Question, the Secretary for Scotland has been made aware by the Admiralty that while the coastguard are ordered to report any breach of the bye-laws which may come under their notice, they cannot, having regard to their other duties, be stationed specially for that purpose.