HC Deb 13 November 1970 vol 806 cc265-6W
Mr. Skeffington

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many of the public resided in plantations of the Forestry Commission in each of the years 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.

Mr. Anthony Stodart

There is no census of residents from which this information can be provided.

Mr. Skeffington

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many of the public made overnight stays in the plantations of the Forestry Commission in each of the years 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.

Mr. Anthony Stodart

The following is the information:

overcome before marine fish farming could be established on a commercial scale. My Department is carrying on basic research work on flatfish, molluscs and crustaceans, and development work is being done by the White Fish Authority. The White Fish Authority's programme includes cultivation of sole in the warm water effluent of the Hunterston Nuclear Power Station, and my scientists will be conducting experiments at Wylfa.