HC Deb 11 May 1954 vol 527 c61W
68. Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of lobster fishermen operating in the Western Highland and Islands in 1945 and 1953.

Mr. J. Stuart

The number of fishermen mainly employed in creel fishing in the Western Highlands and Islands was 1,486 in 1945 and 828 in 1953.