§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to extend the ban on commercial sand eel fishing in Shetland to cover the 1990 fishing season; and whether he has any plans to extend a similar ban on sand eels to the Minch.
§ Mr. LangOfficials will be discussing the latest scientific evidence on the state of sand eel stocks around Shetland with the fishing industry next month. Decisions on the 1990 fishing season will then be taken. We have no plans to ban sand eel fishing in the Minch.