§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total financial assistance given to the fishing industry in each year from 1950 to 1958, inclusive.
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§ Mr. MaclayThe total Exchequer assistance for the Scottish fishing industry, excluding expenditure on research and fishery protection, in the years in question was as follows:
£ 1949–50 … … … 1,151,559 1950–51 … … … 1,105,586 1951–52 … … … 1,141,167 1952–53 … … … 1,773,376 1953–54 … … … 2,399,865 1954–55 … … … 2,108,306 1955–56 … … … 2,612,441 1956–57 … … … 3,465,417 1957–58 … … … 4,086,206 1958–59 … … … 4,047,033 Total … … … £23,890,956 (The figures relate to the financial year ending 31st March in each case.)