Written question asked by Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 13 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 March 2001. It was answered by Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 March 2001 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Scotland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of salmon farming undertakings in the UK were UK-owned in 1995; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figs and ref to a study on the economic impact of the salmon farming industry 1999 by the Scottish Office.

Answer: Mr. Charles Kennedy: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of salmon farming undertakings in the UK were UK-owned in 1995; and if she will make a statement. [154143] Mrs. Liddell: Details of the ultimate ownership of salmon farming businesses are not routinely collected. However, a study on the economic impact of the salmon farming industry, published in 1999 by the then Scottish Office, reported that a one-off survey of the Scottish industry had found that in 1996, 19 companies, representing at that time 47 per cent. of salmon production, were foreign-owned. Salmon farming is devolved and is now a matter for the Scottish Executive.

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