§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Defence, in view of the duties recently undertaken by the Royal Navy in clearing large patches of oil discharged into the sea by a wrecked oil tanker, if he will take steps to have cleared the large quantities of oil waste and tar which, discharged from other ships, now disfigure Great Britain's beaches and spoil their use for bathers.
§ Mr. MayhewNo, the cleanliness of beaches is a matter for the local authorities concerned.