§ CAPTAIN PIRIEI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, 642 owing to the increase of foreign trawling during the winter in waters closed to British fishermen whereby British interests are jeopardised, he will now impress on the Government the desirability of adopting legislation so as to at least prevent fish so caught being landed at English ports?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADEThe hon. Gentleman asks us to propose legislation by which fish caught by foreign trawlers in waters where they are entitled to catch them, should be prohibited from being landed at English ports. It is clear that legislation of such a kind would raise international questions of great difficulty, and might entail on our fishing industry consequences of greater moment than those which are at present complained of.