§ 4. Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why £245,000 is spent out of public funds to promote the sale of herrings.
§ Mr. Henderson StewartThe bulk of the provision referred to is in respect of the cost of converting herring to oil and meal, and only £50,000 is provided to assist the Herring Industry Board in promoting the sale of herring and kippers. The central problem of the herring industry is one of markets, and grants for sales promotion have been authorised by the Herring Industry Acts ever since 1935.