§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will reply to the letters written by Prowse Thomas (Solicitors), of Brixham, on behalf of trawler owners Captain P. D. and Mrs. J. W. McLeod, to his Department on the 5, 17 and 22 December 1997, 9 and 17 January 1998, and 13 and 23 February 1998; what the reasons are for the delay; and for what reasons he has refused to grant dispensation, relating to the trawler Van Dijck. [38384]
§ Mr. MorleyI understand that Ministry officials have been in correspondence with Prowse Thomas and that the matter has now been concluded.