§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to pay salmon farmers compensation when they are required to slaughter their stock as a consequence of a List 1 disease. [76210]
§ Mr. Macdonald[holding answer 18 March 1999]: The Government have no plans to pay compensation but have proposed a financial aid package for the industry. I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend to my hon. Friend the Member for Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber (Mr. Stewart) dated 8 February 1999, Official Report, column 62.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.