§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for Trade what steps he is taking to improve the chain of command and expedite procedures for tackling oil pollution on the high seas.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisMy Department's organisation for dealing with oil spillages responded promptly both in the "Amoco Cadiz" disaster and the collision involv-74W ing the "Eleni V". These incidents have demonstrated once again the need to learn from all available experience. We are drawing on a wide range of expertise in an interdepartmental stocktaking of the arrangements in this field, and this will certainly embrace such matters as the chain of command and operational procedures.