§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, with port of registration, the Scottish-registered fishing vessels affected by the eight-day tie-up rule; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythIt is not appropriate to publish what would be regarded as commercially sensitive information about individual fishing vessels. However, the skippers, or agents, of all active Scottish-based licensed fishing vessels have been informed individually by letter issued by the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department on 16 January whether or not, on the basis of the Departments' records, their vessel is expected to be affected by the new regime. The table shows the estimated number of vessels affected by the scheme based in each fishery district.
Base District Number of Vessels in Scheme Aberdeen 15 Arbroath 7 Ayr 2 Buckie 44 Campbeltown 1 Eyemouth 25 Fraserburgh 59 Kinlochbervie 1 Lochinver 3 Lossiemouth 47 Macduff 40 Mallaig — Oban — Orkney 12 Peterhead 66 Pittenweem 20 Shetland 26 Stornoway — Ullapool — Wick 16 Total 384