§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made in respect of the requests made to his Department by the hon. Member for Essex, South-East for an interdepartmental inquiry into the economic, social and environmental implications of industrial development in the Thames Estuary, with particular reference to Canvey Island.
§ Mr. John SilkinWe are aware of the anxieties underlying the hon. Member's 111W Question. We do not at this stage envisage such a wide-ranging study as the hon. Member suggests, but we are reviewing the situation.