To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) consultation paper, Conservation of skates, rays and spurdog, which outlines DEFRA’s intention to propose that a maximum landing size be set for spurdog and, if such a proposal is adopted, whether such a limit would be binding on all vessels fishing in Scottish waters. The Scottish Executive isaware of concerns regarding spurdog, skates and rays and officials have beenconsidering the issues, including the possibility of a minimum landing size,together will colleagues in Defra.