§ Mr. Laurance Reedasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total number of oil slicks recorded by the 11 district sea fisheries committees in the first six months of the current year.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe Coastguard Service is the channel for transmitting reports of oil slicks to the Department of Trade and Industry. While Sea Fisheries Committees co-operate in this arrangement, they are not required to keep records of reported oil slicks.