§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Minister of Technology what steps he has taken to ensure that Warren Spring Laboratory acts as the main agency for disseminating to local authorities technical guidance on the lines proposed by the Select Committee on Science and Technology on Coastal Pollution.
§ Mr. FowlerIn the Government's observations on the Select Committee's Report (Cmnd. 3880) it was pointed out that the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (and the Scottish and Welsh Offices) would continue to be the channel for the dissemination of advice to local authorities. Warren Spring Laboratory has produced revised recommendations for dealing with oil pollution, 2,000 copies of which have been distributed to local authorities, and in co-operation with the Ministry of Housing and Local Government is arranging three demonstrations of beach cleaning which will be held in the near future.