§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of warnings given and arrests made together with a total of fines levied as a result of the activities of the Royal Navy's fishery protection squadron over the past two years.
§ Mr. BlakerThe information on arrests is as follows:
- 1979–30.
- 1980–16.
- 1981 (to date)—38.
Information on warnings is not readily available; I shall write to my hon. Friend. As prosecutions are initiated by the Fisheries Department, information on fines is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.