§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will state his plans for cleansing and protecting Great Britain's beaches from oil and tar.
§ Mr. GreenwoodAt my request coastal authorities in England are drawing up schemes to deal with oil pollution of beaches. Similar arrangements have been put in hand by my right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales. The Government have provided all coastal authorities with technical guidance and offered them grant aid at 50 per cent. of admissible expenditure.
I am expecting schemes to be returned from most coastal authorities within a week or two.