§ MR. MORTON (Sutherland)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether arrangements have yet been made with the Foreign Governments concerned to put a stop to trawling in the Moray Firth before the fishery grounds are destroyed; and, if not, 84 can he say what steps are being taken in the matter.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYI must refer the hon. Member to the Answer returned by me to the hon. Member for Elgin Burghs on the 4th instant, to which I have nothing to add.
§ MR. MORTONBearing in mind the great importance of this to thousands of fishermen in the north of Scotland, will the right hon. Baronet expedite matters so that something may be settled?
§ SIR EDWARD GREYI am desirous of doing so, but there are several interests to be considered.
§ MR. C. E. PRICE (Edinburgh, Central)Is it not a Department of our own administration with which the difficulty has arisen?
§ SIR EDWARD GREYThe Departments concerned are discussing the question with the object of deciding what representations can be made to foreign countries in the interest of this country.
§ MAJOR ANSTRUTHER-GRAYCan the right hon. Baronet hold out any hope that this matter will be satisfactorily settled within the next twelve months?
§ SIR EDWARD GREYI hope sooner than that.