§ Mr. Adamsonasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what is the lowest price offered by the authorities of the Soviet Union per barrel of herring, graded or otherwise?
§ Mr. R. S. HudsonSo far as I am aware, the lowest price offered in recent years by the Soviet authorities to United Kingdom herring exporters is 24s. per barrel.
§ Mr. Adamsonasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department (1) whether he can give the date on which the Soviet authorities removed restrictions on the inspection of herring at Leningrad;
(2) whether the Soviet Union have reintroduced any restrictions with regard to the inspection of herring arriving at any port in Russia; and, if so, on what date the, restrictions were re-imposed?
§ Mr. R. S. HudsonSo far as I am aware, there are no definite regulations imposed by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in regard to the inspection, of herring at Russian ports. I understand, however, that until the end of last year contracts entered into between United Kingdom sellers and the Soviet Authorities provided for inspection in the United Kingdom, but I am informed that in respect of a recent contract concluded between the British Herring Trade Association and the Soviet Authorities inspection at Murmansk formed part of the contract.