§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many decommissioning applications have been received from Scottish registered fishing vessels during 1994; how many were successful; if he will give a breakdown according to ports of registration; and if he will list the individual moneys made available per vessel.
§ Sir Hector MonroOne hundred and forty-nine applications for decommissioning grant were lodged with the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department before the closing date of 15 August; 49 of these have been successful in the tendering process and the owners of the vessels have been informed.
The following table shows the distribution of these successful bids between licence ports:
Number Arbroath 1 Ayr 9 Buckie 9 Campbeltown 7 Eyemouth 1 Fraserburgh 2 Lossiemouth 4 Macduff 2 Mallaig 4 Oban 1 Orkney 1 Pittenweem 1 Portree 1 Stornoway 2 Ullapool 1 Wick 3 These offers of decommissioning grant have not yet been accepted by vessel owners. Until the vessels have 1177W been scrapped and the licence entitlements surrendered, individual grant offers must remain confidential between the Department and the applicant.