§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Prime Minister if he is satisfied with the co-operation between the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and the Secretary of State for Social Services, arising from the present strike of postal workers, on the examination of alternative arrangements of a permanent character for the payment of retirement pensions and other social security allowances.
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§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will announce the results of his review of Government-aided fishery research and development, including the production, processing and distributing sections of the industry.
§ Mr. PriorI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 9th February to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, West (Mr. James Johnson).—[Vol. 811, c. 95–6.]
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will state the annual amounts given to the deep-sea fishing fleet while the present operating subsidy has been in force and the estimated amount until mid-1971;
(2) what is the total amount given in subsidy to the deep-sea fishing fleets for the years 1960 to 1970; what sum he anticipates being granted in 1971; and under what heads the various amounts relating to the yearly total sums were given.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Ministers concerned are working closely together on matters arising from the present dispute.