HL Deb 28 April 1981 vol 419 cc1168-9WA
The Duke of Atholl

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the interdepartmental discussions mentioned by the Earl of Mansfield in Hansard, col. 518 (23rd January 1980) are still continuing; if not whether any conclusions were reached.

Earl Ferrers

Salmon fishing off the North-East coast of England is one of the subjects included in the review of English and Welsh inland and inshore fisheries on which a consultation document is soon to be issued. Discussions with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland on matters of joint interest are continuing.