Inshore Fishing Fleet

HC Deb 22 May 1975 vol 892 cc631-3W

Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the figures for

As at December
		1971	1972	1973	1974
White fish (Trawl, line, seine and other)	…	Under 40 ft.	…	505	526	465	470
	40 ft. to 59.9 ft.	…	340	343	369	350
	60 ft. to 79.9 ft.	…	242	259	282	307
	Total	…	…	1,087	1,128	1,116	1,127
Herring	…	…	…	…	…	Under 40 ft.	…	—	—	1	—
	40 ft. to 59.9 ft.	…	70	57	40	50
	60 ft. to 79.9 ft.	…	84	77	70	78
	Total	…	…	154	134	111	128
Nephrops Trawl	…	…	…	…	Under 40 ft.	…	52	60	59	55
	40 ft. to 59.9 ft.	…	145	170	189	211
	60 ft. to 79.9 ft.	…	30	39	42	34
	Total	…	…	227	269	290	300
Shellfish (Creels and Others)	…	…	Under 40 ft.	…	967	997	991	1,034
	40 ft. to 59.9 ft.	…	59	55	52	49
	60 ft. to 79.9 ft.	…	2	3	5	1
	Total	…	…	1,028	1,055	1,048	1,084

	Full-time	Part-time
1971	16,810	7,449
1972	Not available	Not available
1973	16,329	8,408
1974	6,118	8,555

Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of agricultural holdings and the number of farmers, partners, and directors, for June of each year from 1971 onwards, for Scotland.

Mr. William Ross

Information on working partners and directors is not asked for in the Scottish Agricultural Census. The numbers of occupiers returning themselves as doing full-time or part-time farm work show seasonal and year to year variation. The numbers of these occupiers and the numbers of agricultural holdings from June 1971 to date are as follows:

the Scottish inshore fishing fleet by categories for each of the last five years.

Mr. William Ross

The numbers of vessels, both full and part-time, in the Scottish inshore fleet, according to length and type categories, are:

A comparable breakdown for 1970 is not readily available.

Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the proportion of all farmers, partners, and directors, and those who are whole-time and part-time, respectively, who are returned by agricultural holdings with fewer than 275 standard-man-days, between 275 and 600, and more than 600, respectively, in the latest year for which figures are available in Scotland.

	Standard Man-days
	40–249	250–599	600+
	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
Full-time occupiers	…	1,900	12	4,825	30	9,393	58
Part-time occupiers	…	6,231	73	907	11	1,417	16
Total	…	…	8,131	33	5,732	23	10,810	44

Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the number of independently occupied farm businesses, whole-time and part-time, excluding businesses which are run by persons already counted as the occupiers of other farm businesses in Scotland for each year from 1971 to date.

Mr. William Ross

None.