HC Deb 28 March 1911 vol 23 cc1137-8
Mr. NORMAN CRAIG

asked the Prime Minister whether his attention had been called to the facts that the Development Commissioners have appointed a committee to advise on fishery questions; that the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries considered that its constitution gave no adequate representation to English and Welsh fishery interests, and made representations to the Development Commissioners accordingly; and that the Development Commissioners have given no effect to those representations; and whether he will take steps to see that in fishery matters the expressed views of the Government department in charge of fishery matters carry their proper weight in other departments of the Government whore fishery interests are concerned?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hobhouse)

In reply to the first part of the question, I beg to refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Grimsby on the 14th ultimo, giving the composition of the Committee. In reply to the remaining parts of the question, I would refer to the numerous answers, exceeding ten in number, which I have given to questions put by him in the course of this Session.