HC Deb 18 May 1994 vol 243 c468W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy to impose on oil exploration licences any conditions recommended by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 17 May 1994]Where blocks are offered in sensitive areas, conditions will be attached to licences which will protect those sensitivities. As in previous rounds, these conditions will be discussed with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and other bodies as appropriate.