§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland, in view of the decision of the High Court at Edinburgh confirming the decision of Sheriff Guthrie in regard to foreign trawling in the Moray Firth, will he state whether the commanders of Scottish Fishery Board cruisers have been instructed as to the action to be taken in respect of foreign trawlers found fishing in the Firth; and, if not, will he state when instructions will be issued.
§ THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLALD (Mr. SINCLAIR,) ForfarshireI am not yet in a position to add to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Argyllshire on July 25th. †
§ MR. WEIRMight I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether I am to understand that the cruisers have captured one of these foreign trawlers not within the three-mile limit but in any part of the Moray Firth?
§ MR. SINCLAIRNo, the hon. Member is not to understand anything further than what I stated in my answer.
§ *MR. J. RAMSAY MACDONALDArising out of that Answer might I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether he can tell us what the Government are inquiring into?
§ MR. SINCLAIRThat was not the Question put to me. The Question put to me was whether the Commanders of the Scottish Fishery Board had been instructed as to the action to be taken in respect of foreign trawlers found fishing in the Firth, and, if not, when instnictions will be issued. That matter is now receiving the attention of the Government.
§ MR. MORTONMay the Members of this House go round with the cruisers to see how they are doing their duty.
† See (4), Debates, clxi., 1197.