§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any salmon netting stations in Northumberland are still owned by Greenwich Hospital Estates.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNo.
§ 105. Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what were the proceeds of the sale of a salmon netting station at Spittal by Greenwich Hospital Estates to the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Trust; and whether the sale included any conditions or covenants affecting its future operation.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonGreenwich hospital sold the salmon netting station at Spittal, otherwise known as Hudshead fishery, to the River Tweed commissioners (not the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Trust) in August 1988 for £3,000. The sale of the fishery did not include any conditions or covenants affecting its future operation.