§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what experience is available to his Department of large-scale quarrying operations on Indian Ocean atolls such a Aldabra; and what machinery he plans to use in such operations.
§ Mr. MellishThe Ministry has extensive experience of extracting coral for 45W construction on the Indian Ocean island of Gan. Decisions have not yet been taken on the precise types of machinery which would be used on Aldabra.