§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the estimated total quantity and value of lobster landings in each of the last 10 complete years at each district in the Western Isles constituency for which figures are separately taken.
§ Mr. Ross:The only information on this subject readily available for the period in question relates to landings in the Stornoway district as a whole and is given in the table below.
WEIGHT AND VALUE OF LOBSTERS LANDED IN STORNOWAY DISTRICT 1960–69 Year Cwts. £ 1960 … … … 1,892 56,701 1961 … … … 1,646 49,621 1962 … … … 1,602 49,253 1963 … … … 954 33,111 1964 … … … 1,005 36,377 1965 … … … 1,086 47,304 1966 … … … 980 42,990 1967 … … … 1,163 45,309 1968 … … … 1,295 64,677 1969 … … … 1,503 85,614