§ Mr. Kennedyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the complaint of Burntisland fishermen against the decision of the local port security committee to prohibit the use of the port for fishing purposes; and whether any action can be taken to restore the livelihood of the fishermen by putting Burntisland in the same position as every other port in the Forth?
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§ Mr. E. BrownNo complaint in this matter has reached me. Burntisland is not a fishing port and has no full-time fishermen, but I understand that industrial workers from various centres have engaged occasionally in part-time fishing from pleasure boats. In the interests of defence it has been necessary to impose restrictions on entry to the harbour area, but I am assured that the local security committee will consider sympathetically applications for special permits by any men who prosecute part-time fishing regularly.