§ Mr. MORRELLasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he is aware that the amounts spent by the Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries Joint Committee under the terms of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Regulation Act, 1894, on the improvement of public fisheries for shell-fish within their jurisdiction have been reduced annually since 1906; whether he is aware that the Committee have no funds available for this purpose next year; and whether, in view of the benefits derived by the poorer fishermen from the transplantation of shell-fish, he is prepared to recommend a grant in aid of this work from the funds available under the Development Act, 1909?
§ Mr. MORRELLalso asked the Parliamentary Secretary whether he is aware that the only institution for the hatching of marine fish in England is that maintained by the Lancashire Sea Fisheries Committee at Piel, Barrow-in-Furness, entirely out of the local rates; whether he is aware that a similar institution in Scotland is entirely maintained by the Scottish Fishery Board from funds granted from the Imperial Exchequer; and, if so, whether he is prepared to recommend a 590W grant in aid of the former institution from the funds at the disposal of the Development Commissioners under the terms of the Development Act, 1909?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYThe points raised in the hon. Member's questions are being considered in connection with the proposals which the Board are making to the Development Commissioners.