§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to extend the trials of tracer silt to the Solent and the shores of the Isle of Wight. [2595]
§ Mr. ClappisonMy Department has not conducted trials of the type indicated. Tracer studies were conducted by Southern Water Services Ltd. as part of its investigations into the proposed long sea outfall for Sandown bay.