§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he will take to apply the income from fines imposed on those who pollute water to the restoration of polluted fisheries.
§ Mr. MacleanI have been asked to reply.
Revenue from fines imposed by the courts is not available to the National Rivers Authority. The authority is however already able to recoup from those responsible the cost of dealing with polluted incidents and, where appropriate, to apply the costs to the restoration of affected fisheries.