HC Deb 25 May 1989 vol 153 c742W
67. Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the farmed salmon industry.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The salmon farming industry, concentrated mainly off the west coast and islands of Scotland, continues to make an important contribution to our economy, to employment and to export earnings. In 1988, United Kingdom production reached 18,000 tonnes, with a first sale value of some £72 million.