§ 36. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make inquiries as to the amount and quality of herring being taken by the Russians at different times of the year off Shetland in waters normally fished by British vessels.
§ Mr. MaclayAccording to the latest information available to my Department, the Soviet Union took 2,415 metric tons of herring from the North Sea in 1955, but I am unable to say how much was caught 71W off Shetland. I am making inquiries to see whether any further figures can be obtained.