§ Mr. Coulsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many stones of fish were landed at the port of Hull by foreign trawlers in February, 1962; how this compares with the amount so landed in February, 1961; what was the registered nationality of the trawlers concerned; and for what proportion of the landings each nation was responsible.
Mr. Vane253,344 stones of fish were landed at Hull by foreign trawlers in February, 1962, compared with 89,224 stones in February, 1961. The trawlers concerned were Faroese and Icelandic.72W The Faroese vessels were responsible for about 5 per cent. and the Icelandic vessels for about 4½ per cent. of the total landings at the port in February 1962.