§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amounts of financial assistance given by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for Scotland to the catching and processing sectors of the fishing industry in those maritime areas covered by the Highlands and Islands Development Board in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is as follows:
(1)Catching Sector Temporary Support Schemes Decommissioning Grants £'000 £'000 1980–81 1,417 — 1981–82 2,555 — 1982–83 1,588 — 1983–84 8 4 (2) Processing Sector Nil Notes
The above figures relate to the sea fisheries districts Wick, Orkney, Shetland, Ullapool, Stornoway, Mallaig, Oban and Campbeltown.
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amounts of financial assistance given by the Highlands and Islands Development Board to the catching and processing sectors of the fishing industry in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows:
Year Catching Processing Total 1981 2,825,935 588,852 3,414,787 1982 1,357,673 1,600,147 2,957,820 1983 3,416,698 1,762,091 5,178,789 1984 3,502,590 331,550 3,834,140 11,102,896 4,282,640 15,385,536
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the total amounts of financial assistance given by the Sea Fish Industry Authority in each of the past four years to the catching and processing sectors of the fishing industry situated in those maritime areas covered by the Highlands and Islands Development Board.
§ Mr. John MacKayAssistance provided by the authority in the Highlands and Islands Development Board area is as follows:204W
Catching Sector £'000 Payments 1981 1982 1983 1984 Grants for vessel construction 331 17 582 1,125 Grants for vessel improvements 109 95 378 336 440 112 960 1,461 I shall write to the hon. Member with the figures for Sea Fish Industry Authority loans.
Processing Sector
No grants or loans were made.