§ Mr. W. R. Duckworthasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that whilst the herring fishermen are to receive a further grant of £250,000 under 2071W the terms of the Herring Industry Act of 1938, the Association of Fishery Committees of England and Wales has received a direct refusal to their application for financial aid for the inshore fishermen of England and Wales; and what is the precise reason for the marked difference in the treatment of the inshore fishermen of England and Scotland, respectively?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithMy hon. Friend is under a misapprehension in suggesting that there has been a marked difference of treatment between the inshore fishermen of England and Scotland. Fishermen of either country who fulfil the necessary conditions are eligible for the grants to which he refers.
— 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Barrels. Barrels. Barrels. Barrels. Barrels. Barrels. Germany … … … 375,00 253,000 438,000 417,000 339,000 346,000 Russia … … … — 70,000 105,500 20,000 30,500 — There was, in addition, a substantial export of fresh herrings to Germany in each of these seasons.