§ Rear-Admiral Morgan-Gilesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consultations he has had with the industry concerning the future of freshwater fish farming in Great Britain; and whether he will make a statement
§ Mr. BishopFish farming research and development has been reviewed in depth by the Fisheries R and D Board, upon which Government Departments and the industry were represented. Formal arrangements were agreed for continuing contacts on the R and D needs of the industry. I have visited several fish farms in the past year and, in addition, officials of the Ministry and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland have maintained close contacts with representatives of the industry to 345W discuss legal and technical matters affecting all aspects of fish farming. We look forward to receiving fish farmers' proposals in the light of these discussions in the near future.