§ Mr. Masonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the total financial aid given to the trawling and fishing industry annually over the last 10 years, if he will specify the total loans and grants from the Herring Industry Board, the White Fish Authority, the subsidies that have been made to fishermen and towards the building of fishing vessels.
§ Mr. PriorFollowing is the information supplied by the White Fish Authority and Herring Industry Board regarding 185W grants and loans for fishing vessels and related equipment:
Grants Loans WFA HIB WFA HIB Total £' 000 £' 000 £' 000 £' 000 £' 000 1962–63 … … 343 24 1,649 41 2,057 1963–64 … … 189 55 664 61 969 1964–65 … … 626 87 211 124 1,048 1965–66 … … 1,389 78 569 145 2,181 1966–67 … … 1,357 159 375 126 2,017 1967–68 … … 1,898 352 245 106 2,601 1968–69 … … 3,597 404 404 124 4,529 1969–70 … … 2,049 393 694 146 3,282 1970–71 … … 2,655 360 809 343 4,167 1971–72 (provisional) … … 3,484 466 1,027 239 5,216 Following is the information in respect of the operational subsidy paid in Great Britain during each of the years in question:
£'000 1962–63 … 4,470 1963–64 … 4,742 1964–65 … 4,384 1965–66 … 3,892 1966–67 … 3,074 1967–68 … 2,774 1968–69 … 4,066 1969–70 … 2,923 1970–71 … 2,800 1971–72 (provisional) … 1,938