§ Mr. Laurance Reedasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ask John Hudson Limited not to proceed with its plan to dump industrial wastes in the North Sea, in accordance with its agreement with his Department, until the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution has completed its study on marine pollution, and until there has been time for Government Departments to analyse the findings.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartNo. Applications from this firm to dispose of waste at sea are at present being considered by my Department as part of the voluntary arrangements for disposals outside the three mile territorial limit. All applications are scientifically evaluated, and agreement is given only to methods and areas of disposal which will avoid harm to fisheries and the marine environment generally.