§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what study is being made of the possibility of greater exploitation of the resources of the sea and the sea bed by the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. CroslandTwo initiatives have recently been taken. First, the Government have initiated a review which will examine what additional work would be profitable and how such work could be put into effect and co-ordinated with existing activities. Second, the N.E.R.C. is examining the extent to which it would be justifiable and practicable to expand its exploration of the Continental Shelf, with particular reference to economic returns and the needs of the extractive industries.