HC Deb 03 February 1976 vol 904 c515W
Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the current frozen stocks of fish; and what were the stock levels at a similar time for each of the past five years.

Mr. Bishop

Total stocks of frozen white fish held in the United Kingdom at 30th November 1975, the most recent date for which figures are available, are estimated by the White Fish Authority at almost 39,000 tonnes. Equivalent figures for the previous five years are as follows:

1,000 tonnes
1970 33.2
1971 33.3
1972 37.2
1973 47.6
1974 48.5