§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the duration, purpose and extent of the World Fishing Exhibition to be opened at Olympia, London, on 2nd June, 1967, by Dr. C. E. Lucas, Director of Fisheries Research in Scotland indicating its relation to seine netting, inshore fisheries and North Sea fisheries and to its bearing on international exports of Scottish fishing.
§ Mr. RossThe exhibition, which was organised by a trade magazine, opened on 1st June and closes today. It was opened by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and it has provided an opportunity for fishermen and others in all branches of the industry to inspect modern developments in fishing vessels and equipment of all kinds.