HC Deb 01 December 1949 vol 470 cc125-6W
Mr. Osborne

asked the Minister of Food, in view of the heavy fall in prices realised, if he will take steps immediately to regulate the imports of foreign-caught fish which represents 10 per cent. of all landings in Hull and 25 per cent. in Grimsby.

Mr. Strachey

The fall in first-hand prices of fish last week was virtually con- fined to cod, of which exceptionally heavy supplies were landed, mainly by British distant water trawlers. At the ports mentioned, out of 7,000 tons of fish landed at Hull only 138 tons were by foreign vessels, and at Grimsby out of 6,000 tons only 762 tons were by foreign vessels. As such heavy landings are exceptional at this time of the year, I do not propose to make any change in the present arrangements for regulating foreign supplies.