§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report (a) the number and types of fishing vessels acquired by fishermen in the years 1979 to 1983 with financial assistance of the Highlands and Islands Development Board and (b) the yards where these vessels were built.
§ Mr. John MacKay[pursuant to his reply, 17 January 1985, c. 179]: This information is set out in the following table:
New Vessels Type Number Boatyard 1979 Shellfish 3 Orcantic Ltd., Orkney Shellfish 1 J. I. Hourston, Orkney Shellfish 2 J. M. McCaughey, Wick 1980 Shellfish 1 Cardiff Boatbuilding Co. Ltd. Shellfish 1 J. Henderson & Sons, Mallaig Shellfish 1 Bryce Waterhouse Marine, Worcester Shellfish 1 J. I. Hourston, Orkney Shellfish 1 Tamar Boat Enterprise, Plymouth 1981 Shellfish 1 J. I. Hourston, Orkney Shellfish 1 Strollamus Boatyard, Skye Shellfish 1 Bryce Waterhouse Marine, Worcester 1982 Shellfish 2 J. McCaughey, Wick Shellfish 1 Stornoway Boatbuilding Co. Shellfish 1 Hull Steel Craft Shellfish 1 A. & J. Poison Boatbuilding, Wick Shellfish 1 Bryce Waterhouse Marine, Worcester Shellfish 1 P. Matheson Boatbuilders, Scarfskerry, Caithness Shellfish 1 J. Henderson & Sons, Mallaig Shellfish 1 J. I. Hourston, Orkney 1983 Shellfish 1 Bryce Waterhouse Marine, Worcester Shellfish 1 J. I. Hourston, Orkney Shellfish 1 J. McCaughey, Wick Whitefish 2 Forbes Boatbuilders, Fraserburgh Whitefish 1 Miller Boatbuilders, St. Monans Whitefish 1 Jones Boatbuilders, Buckie Whitefish 1 Cambeltown Shipyard Whitefish 1 Cygnus Marine Ltd., Cornwall 272W
Second-Hand Vessels Year Number 1979 29 1980 17 1981 41 1982 54 1983 48 Details of the type of secondhand vessels assisted and the boatyards where the vessels were built are not available.