Mr James Johnson: Will the Minister be good enough to tell us how the common fisheries policy has worked so far? To date, have there been any cases of poaching? What does the fishery protection squadron think about the behaviour of our partners in relation to the common fisheries policy?
Mr James Johnson: asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the booklet "Health Care and its Costs" takes account of the demographic factors when assessing growth.
Mr James Johnson: Is this not a political document that is designed to make the Government's performance on health finance more acceptable? Would not any demographer inside or outside the Chamber consider some of these statistics slightly spurious? If it is a political document, as many people think, why has it been paid for by the Government, and not by Conservative Central Office?
Mr James Johnson: Will the right hon. Gentleman emphasise what he has said? Whereas the Soviet Union principally exports MIGs and tanks, especially to Africa, China will build a highway in Somalia, a railway from Dar-es-Salaam to Mpika, fish farms et alia.
Mr James Johnson: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to release supplies of barley at present in storage to pig producers at an affordable price.
Mr James Johnson: The highest density of pigs in the United Kingdom is to be found in the hinterland of Hull on both banks of the Humber. The pig producers believe that they are having a bad deal on any score. These men do not have a support system. Does the Minister accept that, they are paying too heavily for cereals to feed their pigs.
Mr James Johnson: Does the Minister agree that the distant water deep sea fleet in Hull is in a unique position? Does he intend to help us? If so, when can he tell us about that help?
Mr James Johnson: After that unusual but stimulating speech from the hon. Member for Tiverton (Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop), I begin by saying that I support the Bill. At first glance, I did not think that there was much in it. However, looking at the Conservative Benches, almost packed at this time of night, I decided that there must be something in it. So what lies behind it? Like my hon. Friend the Member for...
Mr James Johnson: My right hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley (Mr. Mason) made a masterly and well-marshalled speech. I could not understand why the Minister, as a Yorkshireman, or, like myself, an adopted Yorkshireman, and sitting for a Yorkshire seat, should say what he did about fishing. The right hon. Gentleman used the word "good". I should like to give him some statistics about Hull. No city has...
Mr James Johnson: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the sum total of aid given to Somalia for the years 1980, 1981 and 1982 respectively.
Mr James Johnson: Bearing in mind that Ethiopia, with the aid of the Soviet Union, is making constant attacks upon Somalia, is bent upon the destabilisation of the Horn, and has created at least 1 million refugees who have to be looked after in Somalia, cannot the Government give a little more than they are doing at the moment? In the wider context, cannot the Minister talk to his fellow Ministers and get...
Mr James Johnson: Will the Minister use his best efforts in this area, not only because of the many aerospace workers in Hull, but because of the need to enforce conservation measures, particularly, as was said in a debate last week, as the EC has 13 inspectors to monitor any dereliction of duty in our waters? It is important that this matter is dealt with.
Mr James Johnson: Last Wednesday the poll taken by Fishing News was mentioned at the Dispatch Box, when the Minister thought that he had scored a point over my hon. Friend the Member for Renfrewshire, West (Mr. Buchan). I would have preferred to see a poll taken among the workers in the industry. It might have given us a little more insight into what the industry feels. Let us suppose that Fishing News had...
Mr James Johnson: One of our headaches in Hull will be to get a sufficiently large share of the money, if and when the Minister disburses his share of the £130 million or £140 million from the EC. We may have a difficulty with Scotland, but I must not talk about devolution and the other matters that perplex people north and south of the Tweed. We must do three things. First, we must make conservation stick....
Mr James Johnson: Hamlings is in west Hull and many skippers, deck hands and so on are Hull men. I do not say that we welcome what the hon. Gentleman is saying, but there can be no doubt that it should be said.
Mr James Johnson: I am fascinated by what my hon. Friend says about a new fleet. Can he help us in Hull by suggesting how we might have a distant water sector? If we had perhaps 10 vessels, where would they fish? Is that a possibility?
Mr James Johnson: What the Minister has said today sounds almost too good to be true. Nevertheless, it would be petty of me not to compliment him on his hard work, particularly as his labours are supported by the three main fishermen's associations. How will the £140 million of Community funds be shared out between the distant water, middle water and inshore fleets? He must know better than I that Hull has,...
Mr James Johnson: asked the Minister for Trade if he intends to introduce new measures to reduce the decline in the British merchant shipping fleet.
Mr James Johnson: Does the Minister mind if I tell him that workers and management in the docks say that they seem to listen to nothing but endless talk on this subject? Will he say in what fashion the Government intend to take positive action to lift the industry out of its gloom?
Mr James Johnson: What special evidence does the Prime Minister possess that made her state a short time ago that she believes that the Danes will settle on 21 December?
