§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Gordon (Mr. Bruce), of 17 May,Official Report, column 517, what steps he is taking to ensure no omission will occur in future publications of reports on disposal of waste at sea.
§ Mr. LangThe figures previously given for 1986 and 1987 are being checked against the detailed Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland records of all dumping operations licensed under part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985. Figures for 1988 and 1989 are being checked on the same basis. The corrected figures will be published as soon as possible.
Appropriate instructions have now been issued to ensure that any figures given in future are derived directly from the records of licences issued. This should avoid unintended omissions.