§ Mr. Muddasked the Prime Minister if he is satisfied with the co-ordination of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of the Environment regarding notification of the loss of hazardous cargoes and the casting-up of potentially hazardous cargoes on the seashore and of such notification being passed to local authorities likely to be affected by expected wind and tide-flows; and if, in the light of events of the m.v. "Germania" incident, he will review these notification procedures.
§ The Prime MinisterYes. Notification arrangements have worked well at local level where action has to be initiated to deal with incidents when they occur. Nevertheless, my right hon. Friends are re-examining the procedures with a view to improving them further if possible, particularly when international co-operation is required.