§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps the Government have taken to assess the economic consequences to the port of Hull should there be a reduction in the amount of Icelandic fish coming to the port.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will prepare and publish an economic appraisal of the effect on the ports of Hull, Grimsby and Fleetwood should the Icelandic Government succeed in their claim to extend their fishing limits to 50 miles.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartWe have already said, in paragraph 2 of last month's White Paper (Cmnd. 5341), that
a phase-out period of the kind suggested at one stage by the Icelandic Government would have virtually destroyed the life of three British fishing ports"—that is, Hull, Grimsby and Fleetwood. I do not think it would be helpful to publish a more specific assessment on the assumption that Icelandic claims which are unacceptable should succeed.