§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the landings of white fish at the main fishing ports of Scotland were condemned by the local public health authorities in each of the past five years to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. RossIn Aberdeen and Leith sea fisheries districts, which respectively include the ports of Aberdeen and Granton, the proportions of the annual white fish catch condemned by the local public health authorities were:
Aberdeen % Leith % 1961 0.05 0.02 1962 0.04 * 1963 0.05 * 1964 0.02 0.02 1965 0.01 0.05 1966 to 31st May 0.01 * Less than 0.01.
In other Scottish sea fisheries districts the amounts of white fish condemned during this period have rarely exceeded 0.01 per cent. of the annual landings.