§ Mr. Skeetasked the Prime Minister whether she will remove the Alkali Inspectorate (Industrial Pollution Inspectorate) from the Health and Safety Executive pursuant to the recommendation of paragraph 260 of the fifth report of the Royal Commission on environmental pollution, Cmnd. 6371, and restore it to the Department of the Environment.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government are considering the recommendations of the fifth report of the Royal Commission on environmental pollution including those relating to Her Majesty's Alkali and Clean Air Inspectorate and a response will be given as soon as possible.