§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many different licences for instruments other than rod and line are required by law in order to fish in English rivers, what is the total licence duty received form each of these in each of the last two years, and if he will list the proposed increase in each licence for next year. [5032]
§ Mr. BaldryThe information requested is given in the table. For the sake of completeness the table includes data on instruments used in tidal estuaries and the sea. Details of licence duties applicable to instruments for catching eels have not been included.
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1994 51995 1996 NRA Region Fishing method 1Number Duty Value 1Number Duty Value Proposed duty (England only) £ 2£ £ £2 £ Fixed engine ranks comprising: 11 — 2,704.00 10 — 1,554.00 — 4,150 Putchers (units of 50) (100) 25.00 — (57) 25.00 — 55.00 570 m of leaders: Leaders <90 m (3) 33.00 — (1) 33.00 — 33.00 additional 20 m lengths (11) 9.00 — (10) 9.00 — 9.00 Putt (1 fixed engine) 2 3.00 — 2 3.00 — 3.00 Stop net (boat) 0 60.00 — 0 60.00 — 80.00 Topping net (R Trent) 1 2.00 2.00 1 2.00 2.00 55.00 Draft net (R Trent) 1 12.00 12.00 1 12.00 12.00 55.00 North West Haaf nets (Solway) 165 58.00 9,570.00 165 58.00 9,570.00 116.00 Cribs (Eden) 2 257.00 514.00 3 257.00 771.00 301.00 Fishing Baulk (Esk) 0 287.00 0.00 0 287.00 0.00 301.00 Drift nets (Cumbria coastal) 4 288.00 1,154.60 4 288.00 1,152.00 538.00 Drift nets (Ribble) 6 177.00 1,065.40 6 177.00 1,062.00 354.00 Haaf nets (Lune) 26 100.00 2,600.00 26 100.00 2,600.00 200.00 Drift nets (Lune) 10 288.00 2,884.20 10 288.00 2,880.00 538.00 Seine nets (Lune) 1 248.00 249.00 1 248.00 248.00 496.00 Crib (Derwent) 1 576.00 576.00 0 576.00 0.00 576.00 Lave nets (Kent) 8 100.00 800.00 8 100.00 800.00 134.00 Lave nets (Leven) 6 100.00 600.00 6 100.00 600.00 134.00 Key:
1Numbers represent the number of licensees, except for data in parentheses which represent numbers of licensed components on which duty is payable.
2 Value includes 20p for each netsman endorsed on a licence.
3Taw and Torridge rehabilitation scheme in operation. Licensees agreed not to fish in 1994 and 1995 and were not charged for their licences.
4Licence for Avon fixed engine bought by the NRA. Not used.
5Provisional data.
Source:
1994 data—NRA Fisheries Statistics 1994.
1995 and 1996 data—NRA.