§ Mr. Cohenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will prohibit the dumping of hazardous industrial waste in the North sea; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will prohibit the burning of hazardous industrial chemicals in the North sea; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerPart II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 provides that sea disposal or marine incineration may not take place except under the terms of a licence from the appropriate Government Department. Such licences are not issued unless scientific examination shows the operation in question to be acceptable in terms of its impact on the marine environment, the living resources it supports, and human health, and unless it conforms with the relevant international conventions.