asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received concerning the current allocation of the north Norway cod fishery quota; and what reply he has made.

Representations have been received from the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, the Shetland Fishermen's Associaton, the Shetland Fish Producer's Organisaton Ltd., LHD Ltd., Lerwick and the hon. Members for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Wallace), for Midlothian (Mr. Eadie), for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Mr. McKelvey), for Clydebank and Milngavie (Mr. McCartney), for Ross, Cromarty and Skye (Mr. Kennedy) and for Falkirk, West (Mr. Canavan). I am at present considering the matter.