Council of Fisheries Ministers

HC Deb 28 July 1983 vol 46 c594W

Mr. Murphy

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the outcome of the Council of Fisheries Ministers' meeting in Brussels on 25 and 26 July; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jopling

I refer my hon. Friend to the statement I made in the House earlier today.

Mr. Corbett

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what studies have been made of the impact of rain-borne pollution on soils and crops; and what studies are currently being undertaken.

Mrs. Fenner

My Department and the Department of the Environment have sponsored, and continue to sponsor, a range of studies and experimental trials on the possible effects of all forms of aerial pollution on soils and crops, in collaboraton with the research councils and the universities and other research institutes.