§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of British-registered foreign-owned fishing vessels at each Scottish fishing port. [30497]
§ Mr. MacdonaldThere are 38 vessels which are regarded as wholly or partly owned or controlled by foreign interests and administered by Scottish ports. These vessels' ports of administration are Ayr (23); Peterhead (10); Aberdeen (two); Buckie, Fraserburgh and Kirkwall (one each). Some may, however, operate predominantly out of foreign ports.
§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many beam trawlers are based at each Scottish fishing port.[30530]
§ Mr. MacdonaldThe information is as shown in the table:
Port of administration Number of vessels in the beam trawl segment Aberdeen 2 Ayr 2 Buckie 3 Fraserburgh 2 Peterhead 11 Total 20