§ Mr. Youngerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the latest figures for the tonnage and the value of the Scottish fisheries catch in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe weight and value of all fish landed by United Kingdom vessels in Scotland in each year since 1970 is given in the table below:
WEIGHT AND VALUE OF ALL FISH LANDED IN SCOTLAND BY UNITED KINGDOM VESSELS tonnes £ 1970 419,383.7 27,240,613 1971 453,210.6 35,004,941 1972 463,038.4 43,728,968 1973 500,846.0 60,831,626 1974 477,209.8 64,061,803 1975 409,198.9 59,266,677 1976 442,230.9 85 828,624 1977 412,208.6 117,128,102 1978 426,151.1* 122,212,476* * Provisional figure.