§ Mr. Edward Evansasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what have been the amounts of grants and subsidies, respectively, given to the fishing industry in the Port of Lowestoft since the inception of the schemes up to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. John HareUp to 29th July, 1958, grants paid under the White Fish and Herring Industries Acts, 1953 and 1957, towards the building of new vessels or the modernisation of existing, vessels registered at Lowestoft totalled £594,080 in respect of near and middle water vessels and £1,770 in respect of inshore vessels.
Details of subsidy payments are available only for the ports of Lowestoft and Yarmouth combined. For these ports the total amounts of subsidy paid under the White Fish and Herring Industries Acts, 1953 and 1957, from 1st August, 1953, to 30th June, 1958, were as follows:
— Near and Middle Water Vessels Inshore Vessels £ £ White Fish Subsidy 610,660 2,050 Herring Subsidy 60,842 722 Total 671,502 2,772 Before 1st August, 1953, white fish subsidy was paid under the authority of the annual Appropriation Acts. The total amounts paid for Lowestoft and 208W Yarmouth from its inception on 31st July, 1950, to 31st July, 1953, were as follows:—
Near and Middle Water Vessels Inshore Vessels £390,110 £1,752 NOTE: The subsidy figures represent payments in respect of all vessels including Scottish registered vessels landing at Lowestoft and Yarmouth but do not include payments in respect of vessels registered at Lowestoft or Yarmouth landing in Scotland or elsewhere.