HC Deb 16 December 1987 vol 124 cc510-1W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the total expenditure by each regional social work department under section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Local authority returns relating to payments made since the reorganisation of local government were started only in 1978/79. Figures for this and subsequent years up to 1985/86 are in the table.

Percentage of United Kingdom catch
Total of which trans-shipped
per cent. per cent.
Lerwick 0.4
Ullapool 63.4 59.5
Mallaig 0
Peterhead 0.3
Fraserburgh 8.0
Abroad 13.6

Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the United Kingdom herring catch for the current year, to the most recent date for which figures are available, was(a) landed at Lerwick, (b) landed at Ullapool, (c) landed at Mallaig, (d) landed at Peterhead, (e) landed at Fraserburgh, (f) trans-shipped at Lerwick, (g) trans-shipped at Ullapool and (h) landed at a foreign EEC port.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The information requested on the proportions of the United Kingdom herring catch, to the most recent date (10 December 1987), is as follows:

Percentages of United Kingdom catch
Total of which trans-shipped
per cent. per cent.
Lerwick 40.7 38.4
Ullapool 10.0 8.4
Mallaig 0
Peterhead 18.5 12.3
Fraserburgh 8.2
Abroad 8.5

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