§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons are employed in angling-related occupations, including those employed in the manufacture and sale of angling equipment, hotels, river keepers, gillies and persons involved in sea angling; how many(a) salmon and grilse, (b) sea trout, (c) brown and rainbow trout, (d) coarse fish and (e) sea fish were taken by anglers in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what is his estimate of the latest value of such items to the Scottish economy.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 9 December 1993]: The only statistics collected by my Department on these subjects relate to salmon and grilse, and sea trout. The rod and line catches over the last three years are as follows:
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Surpluses on DLO/DSO activity in 1990–91 Local authority New construction >£50,000 New construction <£50,000 Building maintenance General highways work General water and sewerage work Refuse collection1 Building cleaning Other cleaning1 School and welfare catering Other catering Ground maintenance Vehicle maintenance Leisure services management Aberdeen DC — — 966,479 — — 144,863 12,571 — — 3,877 745,816 3,211 — Angus DC — — — — — 61,269 — 41,694 — — 172,187 33,578 — Annandale and Eskdale DC — — — — — 35,704 — 10,247 — — 5,996 — — Argyll and Bute DC — — -81,000 — — 4,000 — 24,000 — — 6,000 6,000 — Badenoch and Strathspey DC — — — — — 21,805 — — — — 23,888 — — Banff and Buchan DC — — 40,570 — — 10,730 — — — — 35,016 10,985 — Bearsden and Milngavie DC — — 8,501 — — — — — — — 16,184 — — Berwickshire DC — — — — — 10,050 — 42,652 — — 42,652 — — Borders RC — — — 616,000 — — 81,000 — 7,000 — — 15,000 — Caithness DC — — 20,611 — — 79,041 — — — — — — 90,856 Central RC -32,574 — 95,238 224,923 -3,332 — — — 150,839 -17,156 — 12,741 — Clackmannan DC — — 97,000 — — 1,000 4,000 1,000 — — 12,000 — 11,000 Clydebank DC — — 95,718 — — — — — — — — — — Clydesdale DC — — -37,555 — — — — 13,585 — — 116,549 — — Cumbernauld and Kilsyth DC — — 36,686 — — 50,656 — — — — 14,020 -38,495 — Cumnock and Doon Valley DC — — 40,059 — — 38,418 — 18,473 — — 3,659 — — Cunningham DC — — 49,000 — — 17,850 402 13,248 — — 3,870 — — Dumbarton DC — — 327,855 — — 75,098 -7,299 — — — 34,442 — — Dumfries and Galloway RC — — -50,075 -408,666 — — — — 47,000 — 23,000 48,000 — Dundee DC 12,116 108,901 206,961 — — — 2,669 — — — 366,147 — — Dunfermline DC — — — — — 214,631 — — — — 413,462 100,458 — East Kilbride DC — — — — — 73,749 — 84,529 — — 20,661 — — East Lothian DC — — 89,923 — — — -3 96,813 — — 33,574 — — Eastwood DC — — — — — 18,413 84,563 64,265 — — 14,058 — —
Salmon and Grilse Sea trout 1990 71,646 27,830 1991 62,450 27,500 1992 82,897 34,315 An independent consultancy report prepared for the Scottish Tourist Board and the Highland and Islands Development Board in 1989 estimated that salmon angling and netting contributed £53 million to the Scottish economy annually and supported 3,800 full-time equivalent jobs.