§ 32. Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next plans to meet representatives of the west coast fishing industry.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMy noble Friend the Minister responsible for agriculture and fisheries hopes to meet representatives of many of the principal fishing industry organisations over the coming months. He met the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, which represents many west coast fishermen, on 3 October.
§ 47. Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to meet the leaders of the fishing industry in north-east Fife.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMy noble Friend the Minister responsible for agriculture and fisheries intends to have regular contact with the principal organisations representing the Scottish fishing industry. Earlier this month he had a very fruitful meeting with representatives of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, an organisation to which the Fife Fishermen's Association is affiliated.
§ 50. Mr. Buchanan-SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest assessment of the earnings of the Scottish fishing fleet during 1990 and the past two years.
§ Mr. RifkindThe value (at the first sale) of fish landed into Scotland in 1989 was £246 million, compared with £253 million in 1988. The latest available information for 1990, which covers landings up to the end of August, is a total so far of £176 million, an increase of 11 per cent. over the same period last year.