In view of the current Crisis in the Scottish Fishing Industry, may I ask the right hon. and learned Gentleman to explain why the Government are steadfastly refusing to invoke the mechanisms that exist to give access to European Community funding for a temporary lay-up scheme and for longer-term decommissioning schemes?
Mr. Macdonald: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent representations he has received on the Crisis in the Scottish Fishing Industry.
Will the Patronage Secretary consider the case for an early debate on the Crisis in the Scottish Fishing Industry?
Will the Leader of the House acknowledge the strongest possible case for a debate next week on the Crisis in the Scottish Fishing Industry?