§ Mr. HAY MORGANasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he has considered the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the application of the Devon and Cornwall Fisheries Committee for the establishment of credit banks to assist fishermen to obtain the most modern equipment; and whether, in view of the findings of the 819W Report that distress exists in an acute form at Porthleven and other West Cornwall ports, he will take immediate steps to carry out the recommendations of the Committee?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe Report to which my hon. Friend refers has already been brought by the Board to the notice of the Development Commissioners, and I have no doubt that it will help them greatly to decide upon the applications made to them by the Devon and Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committees. I recognise fully the seriousness of the problem, and the Board will do everything in their power to assist the Development Commissioners to arrive at a satisfactory solution.