§ 93. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state how many, from whom, and what kind of representations he has received from various sections of the fishing industry against the Outer Seven Agreement; and, in view of the time which has now elapsed since it was implemented, if he will specify what replies he has sent to the representations.
§ Mr. MaclayThe Scottish fishermen's and boat owners' associations expressed their anxieties to me before the text of this Convention was approved. Subsequently, I received two written representations from sections of the fishing industry; one, from the Shetland Fishermen's Association, protesting against the final ratification of the Convention and the other, from the Aberdeen Fish Curers' and Merchants' Association, complaining that they were not consulted beforehand. I replied to the former Association that I had noted their protest and to the latter that I was at all times ready to consider any representations they might wish to make.