§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will state the quantities of white fish withdrawn from the market under intervention, subsequent to the letter from Lord Strathclyde to the hon. Member for Cunninghame, North on 27 January, which have gone for human consumption(a) abroad and (b) via charities;
(2) if he will state the quantities of white fish withdrawn from the market under intervention, in each of the past 12 months and at what cost;
(3) if he will state the quantities of white fish withdrawn from the market under intervention in each of the past 12 months, by port of landing.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 28 October 1992]: Since 27 January, none of the whitefish withdrawn from the market under intervention has gone for human consumption either abroad or to charities. Full settlement to the producers organisations of compensation payable for fish withdrawn from the market under the European Community's price support system takes place after the fishing year in question, though advance payments are made. Information on the quantities of whitefish withdrawn from the market in Scotland under intervention in each of the 12 months to end July 1992, being the most recent 12-month period for which information is available, on the ports of landing and on the intervention sums paid, is set out in the tables. 823W
Compensation paid to producers organisations in each of the 12 months to end July 1992 following the withdrawal of whitefish from the market in Scotland £ 1991 August 57,400 September 43,200 October 23,600 November 43,600 December 133,300
Withdrawals of Whitefish (tonnes) by port of landing during the period 1 August 1991–31 July 1992 Port August 1991 September 1991 October 1991 November 1991 December 1991 January 1992 February 1992 March 1992 April 1992 May 1992 June 1992 July 1992 Eyemouth — — 1 — — — — — — — — — Pittenween — — — — — 1 — — — — — — Arbroath — — — 1 — — — — — — — — Aberdeen 16 9 5 17 28 31 20 — 4 5 25 97 Peterhead 64 147 106 135 57 497 151 — 2 89 277 493 Fraserburgh — 83 30 25 233 179 120 1 — 18 3 73 Macduff 2 — — — — 10 — — — 4 1 2 Buckie 1 1 — — — — — — — 1 4 2 Lossiemouth — — — — — — — — — — — — Wick 5 4 — 5 19 5 — — — 19 8 10 Shetland 5 11 5 3 16 1 24 — — 1 2 13 Kinlochbervie 2 — 1 2 19 19 — — — 23 44 58 Stornoway 2 — — — — 3 — — — — 1 — Ollapool — — — — 6 12 — — — — — — Mallaig — — 4 — 7 — — — — 5 6 — Oban — — — — — — — — — — — 2 Campbeltown — — — — 8 8 — — — — — — Ayr 2 — 12 6 27 4 — — — — 1 2 Lochinver 10 — 6 — 17 3 — — 2 7 27 29