HC Deb 20 May 1958 vol 588 c70W
35. Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will have inquiries made to see if a bigger market for herring can be opened up in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Mr. Maclay

Negotiations for a herring contract are now proceeding between the Herring Industry Board and the Soviet authorities. In recent years, however, the amount of herring available has usually been less than the amount the Soviet Union was prepared to buy.

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