§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland, having regard to the fact that the interests of line fishermen suffer through illegal trawlers sweeping the fishing beds, will he state whether the funds at the disposal of the Scottish Fishery Board are yet sufficient to admit of the sea police service being strengthened by the purchase of another fishery cruiser.
§ MR. SINCLAIRI learn from inquiry that the funds at the disposal of the Fishery Board are not yet sufficient to admit of another cruiser being acquired.
§ MAJOR ANSTRUTHER-GRAYWhen are there likely to be sufficient funds? This is an urgent matter for the fishermen.
§ MR. SINCLAIRI am sorry I cannot say.
§ * MR. MORTONMay I ask my right hon. friend how, being short of cruisers for sea police service, he was able to allow the Permanent Secretary to have a cruiser last autumn for a holiday tour with ladies.
§ [No Answer was returned.]