HC Deb 10 December 1969 vol 793 cc120-1W
Mr. Buchanan-Smith

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce legislation to make capital investment in fish farms in development areas eligible for investment grants.

Mr. Hoy

These activities are outside the scope of the investment grant assistance now administered by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Technology. The artificial farming of marine fish is still at the experimental stage and any question of assistance must await an assessment of its possibilities.