HC Deb 26 July 1934 vol 292 c1952W
Sir A. SINCLAIR

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of cases and the estimated amount of damage to cod-nets reported as having been caused by British and by foreign trawlers, respectively, in the Moray Firth in each of the years 1931, 1932, and 1933?

Sir G. COLLINS

No damage to cod-nets in the Moray Firth during the years 1931, 1932 and 1933 was reported as having been caused by British trawlers. The following cases of damage were alleged to have been caused by foreign trawlers:

Number of Cases. Amount of damage.
1931 39 £862
1932 nil nil
1933 2 £6