§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the estimated investment in Scottish freshwater fishing, over the past 10 years by (a) the private sector and (b) the public sector.
§ Mr. William RossI have no basis for making such an estimate for the private sector, and investment in the public sector could not be estimated except at excessive cost.
§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated market value of Scottish freshwater fishing rights which are (a) in private ownership and (b) in public ownership.
§ Mr. William RossNo data are available to estimate the value of private freshwater fishing rights separately from salmon fishing rights, and the value of freshwater fishings in public ownership could not be obtained except at excessive cost.
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Gross Advances (£'000) Local Authority 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 Badenoch and Strathspey … … … — — — Caithness … … … 56 166 139 Inverness … … … 80 22 39 Lochaber … … … 36 92 326 Nairn … … … — — — Ross and Cromarty … … … 6 6 16 Skye and Lochalsh … … … — — 15 Sutherland … … … 31 69 161 Aberdeen … … … 188 474 1,109 Banff and Buchan … … … 77 166 406 Gordon … … … 81 — 746 Kincardine and Deeside … … … 41 — 133 Moray … … … 35 130 49 Angus … … … 119 170 117 Dundee … … … 23 21 65 Perth and Kinross … … … 137 — 88 Dunfermline … … … 48 79 67 Kirkcaldy … … … 192 335 266 North East Fife … … … 187 255 145 Edinburgh … … … 1,226 1,336 3,127 East Lothian … … … 94 241 282 Midlothian … … … 77 63 42 West Lothian … … … 63 99 78 Clackmannan … … … 28 55 68 Falkirk … … … 91 112 156 Stirling … … … 80 130 133 Berwickshire … … … 6 27 33 Ettrick and Lauderdale … … … 11 30 49 Roxburgh … … … 84 75 258 Tweeddale … … … — — — Argyll and Bute … … … 341 286 395 Bearsden and Milngavie … … … 13 3 8 Strathkelvin … … … 167 269 346 Clydebank … … … 66 39 84 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth … … … 12 36 38 Cumnock and Doon … … … 1 — — Cunninghame … … … 259 379 302 Dumbarton … … … 147 291 242
§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated market value of Scottish freshwater fishing rights which have passed to their present owners by virtue of heredity.
§ Mr. William RossI have no basis for making such an estimate.