The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Maria Eagle) has made the following Ministerial Statement.

Copies of the salmon and inland fisheries annual report of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for 2005 have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. The document provides details of the department's activities to conserve, protect and develop salmon and inland fisheries under the provisions of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, as amended, and includes statistical information and income and expenditure details for the 2005-06 financial year.