§ 39. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of the incident off Cape Farvel, Greenland, in October of this year, when British trawlers were fired on by foreign forces.
The Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. W. M. F. Vane)After making careful inquiries, my right hon. Friend has been unable to obtain confirmation of the incident to which the hon. and learned Member refers.
§ Mr. HughesWill the hon. Gentleman agree that it is time that incidents of this kind were avoided by settling the economic grievances out of which they arise, with consequent saving of time, money and energy by Her Majesty's Government?
Mr. VaneNaturally, one does not like grievances to persist, but I do not think that that arises out of the hon. and learned Member's Question.