§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)To ask the Lord-Advocate, in view of the fact that in the early part of the year the Admiralty gunboat "Harrier" and the cruiser "Barham" were detailed for fisheries duties in Scottish waters, will he state whether either of these vessels has succeeded in detecting cases of illegal trawling; and, if so, will he state the names of the trawlers and in what waters they were detected.
(Answered by Mr. Scott Dickson.) H.M.S. "Harrier" replaced H.M.S. "Jackal" at the end of January last. No convictions have been obtained in consequence of the action of the "Harrier." It is not the fact that H.M.S. "Barham" has been detailed for Scottish fishery duty.