§ Mr. Prescottasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total cost to the Government for hiring tugs used in the Iceland dispute; and what were the separate periods of chartering for each tug and its cost.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe names of the tugs taken on charter, the dates, and the cost of chartering each tug up to 7th November are as follows:
£ "Statesman I", 19th January 1973 425,239 "Englishman", 12th February 1973 158,496 "Irishman", 27th April 1973 57,400 "Lloydsman", 7th June 1973 309,105 "Welshman", 21st July 1973 70,863 Total 1,021,103 "Irishman" was released from charter on 21st July.