§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many incidents of illegal netting for salmon in Scottish waters by fishermen from the Irish Republic were detected in each of the last five years to the end of 1987.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 27 January 1988]: There have been no such incidents reported by enforcement officers of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland in the five years to the end of 1987.