HC Deb 19 December 1963 vol 686 cc260-1W
79. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the agreement for the building of additional trawlers for operation from North Shields was conveyed to the firm of trawler owners concerned.

Mr. Scott-Hopkins

I understand that there are two such applications for the building of 9 trawlers now under consideration by the White Fish Authority.