§ Q11. Dr. John Dunwoodyasked the Prime Minister if he is satisfied with the arrangements for co-ordinating the activities of various Departments to deal with coastal oil pollution; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer my hon. Friend to the Answer I gave on 23rd March to a Question by the hon. Member for St. Ives (Mr. Nott), and to the White Paper (Command 3246) published on 4th April.—[Vol. 743, c.333.]
§ Q14. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Prime Minister if he is aware that the pollution of Great Britain's beaches presents a long-standing problem and that the "Torrey Canyon" disaster is an extension of the problem; and if he will set up a scientific and practical commission to devise means for its solution.
§ The Prime MinisterI would ask my hon. and learned Friend to await the debate which my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House announced earlier today.
§ Mr. Bostonasked the Prime Minister what consideration is being given to the implications for international law of the dangers from oil pollution as a result of 73W the "Torrey Canyon" disaster; and if he will make a statement about any approaches to be made by Her Majesty's Government to other nations and international bodies.
§ The Prime MinisterI would refer my hon. Friend to the Statement I made to the House on 4th April.—[Vol. 744, c. 38.]