§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will consider ways in which information on diving, obtained by the Royal Navy, can be made available for British industry involved in the civil development of the seabed.
§ Mr. FoleyDetails about standard naval operational diving techniques are already available to industry generally. Information on techniques still in the Research and Development stage, however, could be released only to those firms who have a clear appreciation of the considerable risks involved. The Navy Department is already planning a symposium on this subject to which representatives of industry and of other Government Departments concerned would be invited.