§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what research Her Majesty's Government have commissioned or completed to examine the nature and causal factors of fish disease in coastal waters bordering the North sea within the last five years.
§ Mr. GummerMy Department and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland have a continuing programme of research to investigate the occurrence and cause of diseases of commercial fish stocks in the North sea. This research work involves investigative voyages and the examination of disease during stock assessment.