§ Sir J. Edenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the forms of subsidy and financial aid available to the British fishing industry, 160W and show, from international sources of information available to him, how these compare with what is currently provided for the fishing industries of Norway, France, Holland and Iceland by their Governments.
§ Mr. BishopDirect Government aid for the current financial year is recorded under Votes 8 and 9 Class III Supply Estimates 1975–76, to which should be added the provision under the White Fish and Herring Subsidy Schemes in operation for this calendar year. The industry also benefits from fiscal and regional measures available for more general purposes.
Aids, direct or indirect, to the fishing industries of other nations vary so much in relation to purpose and effective uptake that direct comparisons are not practicable. Simple comparisons may be found in the OECD Annual Reports on Fisheries, which are available in the Library of the House.