§ 12. Mr. Goochasked the Secretary of State for War if he will have removed from the cliffs at Trimingham, Norfolk, the mines which were placed there nearly 10 years ago, and thus enable residents, fishermen and visitors to use Trimingham beach again.
§ Mr. StracheyFalls of cliff have buried these mines to a depth beyond the range of mine-locating equipment. The nature of the soil makes it impossible to use earth-moving equipment to reduce the depth of overlay. Washing away the soil by water jets would be equally impracticable. I therefore regret that it is physically impossible to remove these mines.
§ Mr. GoochDoes not my right hon. Friend appreciate that the people of Trimingham have been pretty patient, and will he have another look at this matter?
§ Mr. StracheyCertainly, but we are advised that it just is not technically practicable to remove the mines.