§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what subsidies and grants have been made available to the fishing industry; and what were their individual yearly total amounts for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe following table shows the payments to the United Kingdom fishing industry during the past 10 years of operating subsidies for white fish and herring, and also of vessel and improvement grants through the White Fish Authority and the Herring Industry Board.
£000 White fish and herring subsidies Vessel and improvement grants 1963–64 4,782 244 1964–65 4,432 713 1965–66 3,949 1,467 1966–67 3,110 1,516 1967–68 2,813 2,250 1968–69 4,102 4,001 1969–70 2,960 2,442 1970–71 2,839 3,015 1971–72 1,980 3,950 1972–73 1,756 6,659