§ 89. Mr. Youngerasked the Minister of Agriculture to give figures showing how far the daily landings of fish at Grimsby and Hull, respectively, have decreased since the refusal of landing facilities to Icelandic trawlers; and what is the percentage by which they have decreased in comparison with the same period last year.
§ Sir T. DugdaleDuring the past 14 weeks, covering the period in question, landings of white fish at Grimsby were 9 per cent. less and at Hull 1 per cent. less than in the corresponding period of last year. Daily landings fluctuate greatly and cannot usefully be compared.
There are many factors influencing the volume of landings from one year or period of a year to another, and it is not possible to isolate the effects of a particular factor. The following are the detail figures of supplies:
LANDINGS OF DEMERSAL FISH AT HULL AND GRIMSBY, 25TH AUGUST-15TH NOVEMBER — 1950 1951 1952 cwt. cwt. cwt. British 1,693,447 1,897,512 1,980,096 Icelandic 1,021 108,400 — Total British and Foreign 1,732,240 2,155,544 2,048,840