§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many whales have been stranded in the north of Scotland in each of the last five years; if they were all killed or died; what happened to the carcases; and what commercial use was made of them.
§ Mr. J. StuartThere were two major strandings in 1950 and 1955 involving 100 and 63 whales, respectively. In all, 15 whales were killed to prevent suffering. In 1950, carcases were either disposed of at sea, burned or buried; and in the recent case they have been anchored off shore pending final disposal at sea. In neither case was it possible to dispose of the carcases to commercial interests.