§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Technology what recent discussions he has had with the Shell Centre about research techniques and work being carried out at Thornton Research Centre designed to identify different sources of oil pollution off Great Britain's sea beaches and methods of protecting and cleansing the beaches; and what steps he is taking to assist in this work.
§ Mr. FowlerThe work of the oil companies is reported to a committee of the Institute of Petroleum. The Department is represented on this committee and on its various working parties. There is very close collaboration between the Department's research establishments and those of the oil companies.