HC Deb 19 December 1979 vol 976 cc622-3
45. Mr. Bill Walker

asked the Solicitor-General for Scotland when next he plans to meet the Procurator Fiscal of Perth and Kinross district.

The Solicitor-General for Scotland

I last visited the office of the Procurator Fiscal in Perth on 11 September, and I intend to do so again early in the new year.

Mr. Walker

When my hon. and learned Friend calls on the Procurator Fiscal in Perth in the new year, will he draw his attention to the concern felt by anglers and fishing clubs in the area about illegal poaching of salmon, especially about the use of materials that are explosive and poisonous? When my hon. and learned Friend is in court, will he draw attention to the maxium penalties that are available to the courts when prosecutions are carried out?

The Solicitor-General for Scotland

I am aware of the problem of poaching and of the inadequacy of the penalties. That is not the only fish that I would he anxious to fry.