Fishing Industry

HC Deb 22 October 1969 vol 788 cc284-5W

18. Mr. McNamara

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement on the discussions he has had with the fishing industry on the implementation of the Holland-Martin Committee's Report.

Mr. Mason

As my predecessor announced to the House on 23rd July, the Government accept the Holland-Martin Report in principle, subject to consultation with the industry as to its detailed implementation and financing. Consultations with industry were initiated at a meeting on 13th August at which both sides of industry welcomed the Report. Further discussions on the implementation of each category of recommendations are now proceeding.

Exports of carcase meat
				January-August, 1968	January-August, 1969
		1967 Tons	1968 Tons	Tons	£000 (f.o.b.)	Average price per cwt.	Tons	£000 (f.o.b.)	Average price per cwt.
						£			£
E.E.C.
Of pigs	…	1,962	1,048	333	115	17.2	5,000	1,460	14.6
Of sheep and goats	…	6,088	2,086	364	141	19.4	3,736	1,463	19.6
Of cattle	…	5,674	653	465	124	13.4	2,879	1,283	22.3
Totals	…	13,723	3,787	1,162	380		11,615	4,207
EUROPE (including E.E.C.)
Of pigs	…	2,257	1,054	336	117	17.4	5,036	1,476	14.7
Of sheep and goats	…	6,840	2,600	821	334	20.3	4,091	1,626	19.9
Of cattle	…	5,722	781	544	181	16.7	3,040	1,381	22.7
Totals	…	14,818	4,437	1,701	633		12,167	4,483