HC Deb 27 February 1968 vol 759 c348W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total annual cost of providing the Scottish Fishery Protection Squadron.

Mr. Ross

The cost of maintaining and operating my Department's fishery cruisers, including expenditure on salaries and wages, is expected to be about £365,000 in the current financial year.

Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many vessels there are in the Scottish Fishery Protection Squadron; and where they patrol in Scottish waters.

Mr. Ross

Eight. Their general disposition remains as described on pages 20 and 21 of Cmnd. 3460 (Fisheries of Scotland: Report for 1966).