§ 60. Sir C. Osborneasked the President of the Board of Trade what action he proposes to take, in view of the repre- 260W sentations of the Transport and General Workers Union in Grimsby, regarding the plan to allow Icelandic trawlers to fish inside waters barred to British ships.
§ Mr. CroslandI have received no formal representations from the Transport and General Workers Union. The Icelandic Government are free to allow trawing by Icelandic vessels within Icelandic limits. But my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and I are watching the position closely and will make a careful assessment. On present information, however, the impact of the Icelandic decision seems likely to be small.