HC Deb 04 June 1981 vol 5 c417W
Mr. Speed

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of warnings given and arrests made together with a total of fines levied as a result of the activities of the Royal Navy's fishery protection squadron over the past two years.

Mr. Blaker

The information on arrests is as follows:

  • 1979–30.
  • 1980–16.
  • 1981 (to date)—38.

Information on warnings is not readily available; I shall write to my hon. Friend. As prosecutions are initiated by the Fisheries Department, information on fines is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

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