§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many grants have been made for improvements to fishing vessels by (a) the White Fish Authority and (b) the Herring Industry Board over the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available; what was the average grant made by each body; and how many of these grants were used to carry out work in shipyards outside the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithFollowing is the information for the financial year 1979–80:
White Fish Authority Grants paid Average grant 1,289 £2,007 Herring Industry Board Grants paid Average grant 144 £5,360 Work was carried out abroad in four of the authority's cases and in eight of the Board's cases.
Improvements include cases of re-engining.