§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of pressure stock licences attaching to fishing vessels in each port of registration(a) at the outset of the scheme and (b) at the most recent date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythLicences issued by DAFS to vessels based on Scottish ports numbered 1,204 at the start of the scheme and 1,168 at 30 April 1988. The table below gives the port of registration of vessels concerned, including a small number registered outwith Scotland.
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List of numbers of pressure stock licences by registry ports issued in Scotland Registration port 3 February 1984 30 April 1988 Aberdeen (A) 43 35 Alloa (AA) — 1 Arbroath (AH) 28 27 Ayr (AR) 6 9 Ballantrae (BA) 78 66 Buckie (BCK) 93 103 Banff (BF) 123 119 Broadford (BRD) 7 15 Campbeltown (CN) 47 32 Castlebay (CY) 10 9 Dundee (DE) — 1 Fraserburgh (FR) 104 115 Inverness (INS) 97 96 Kirkwall (K) 28 23 Kirkcaldy (DY) 58 49 Leith (LH) 90 87 Lerwick (LK) 79 66 Montrose (ME) 6 11 Oban (OB) 36 33
Registration port 3 February 1984 30 April 1988 Peterhead (PD) 109 111 Rothesay (RO) 3 3 Stornoway (SY) 47 42 Tarbert (TT) 22 21 Ullapool (UL) 16 23 Wick (WK) 31 29 Belfast (B) 1 6 Blyth (BH) 1 2 Berwick (BK) 5 6 Brixham (BM) 1 — Boston (BN) 1 — Beamaris (BS) 2 1 Colchester (CK) 1 1 Caernarvon (CO) 1 1 Castletown (CT) 1 1 Exeter (E) — 1 Fleetwood (FD) 4 2 Grimsby (GY) 2 2 Guernsey (GU) 2 — Hull (H) 5 3 Hartlepools (HL) — 1 Lynn (LN) 1 — Lowestoft (LT) — 1 Newry (N) 1 1 Penzance (PZ) 1 1 Rye (RX) — 1 Ramsey (RY) 1 2 Swansea (SA) 1 1 Scarborough (SH) 2 2 North Shield (SN) 2 — St. Ives (SS) 2 2 Whitehaven (WA) 2 1 Whitby (WY) 3 3 Totals 1,204 1,168 Note: All English, Welsh, Manx, Channel Islands and Northern Ireland registered vessels are based in Scotland.