HC Deb 28 March 1994 vol 240 c545W
Mr. Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons were employed in the salmon netting industry; and how many salmon netting stations were operative, in (i) 1979 and (ii) at the most recent available date.

Sir Hector Monro

Statistics are produced on salmon and sea trout netting effort but not on employment in the Scottish salmon netting industry nor on the number of salmon netting stations. The available statistics are included in the "Statistical Bulletin on Scottish Salmon and Sea Trout Catches".