§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he has taken in relation to the dumping of toxic wastes in the North Sea.
§ Mr. PriorAs I announced in reply to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, East (Mr. Laurance Reed) on 21st January, Her Majesty's Government have approved a Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships and Aircraft in the North East Atlantic including the North Sea. The United Kingdom signed this Convention on 15th February, and will take power to control dumping at sea as soon as possible. In the meantime, we continue to operate the voluntary arrangements to control dumping of all wastes into the sea from this country.—[Vol. 829, c.269.]