§ 72. Mr. PRETYMANasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to recent public statements that part of their catches of fish are being thrown overboard by deep-sea fishermen in order to maintain prices and avoid taxation; whether he has any information which enables him to confirm these statements; and, if not, whether he can now officially contradict them, as the fishing industry as a whole deeply resents such charges and believes them to be quite unfounded?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Sir Arthur Boscawen)Yes, Sir; my attention has been called to these statements, but I have no reason to believe that there is any foundation whatever for them.