HL Deb 26 May 1993 vol 546 cc21-2WA
The Earl of Kimberley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many salmon and sea trout were caught by the Crown Commission nets at Speymouth each year for the last five years.

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

The following information has been supplied by the Crown Estate Commissioners from their records of catches of salmon, grilse and sea trout by the Spey Sweep Nets over the last five years:—

farmers in Merionethshire can ensure that they under-estimate their hectarages when adequate maps are not available.

Viscount St. Davids

In cases where precise details of field areas are not shown on current maps, livestock farmers have been allowed to submit estimates for this year. These estimates could have been derived either from older maps of field areas or by having the area measured either by a professional surveyor or by the farmers themselves if they felt confident of being able to do so accurately. In such cases, farmers have been firmly advised to err on the side of caution, as over-declaration of areas would be liable to penalties.