§ Mr. Kershawasked the Secretary of State for Industry what consultations he had with which foreign Governments and which international groups or bodies before he authorised the present oil pollution experiments in the North Sea in the area 59° N-1° E, and between the Faroes and Norway.
§ Mr. KaufmanConsultations took place with representatives of the Norwegian Government, and a Norwegian observer is present at the experiments.
§ Sir John Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he is satisfied that the planned exercises in dispersal of oil pollution in the North Sea take proper account of the possible effect on bird life.
§ Mr. KaufmanOn the advice of the Nature Conservancy Council, no oil is to be released near any seabird concentrations. If reconnaissance, either by ship
1st January 1972 1st April 1973 1st January 1974 1st January 1975 £ £ £ £ Permanent Secretary … … 15,750 16,000 16,350 18,675 Second Permanent Secretary … … 14,750 15,000 15,350 17,175 Deputy Secretary … … 10,500 10,750 11,100 14,000 From June 1974 the salaries attracted cost of living supplements until these were subsumed in the increased salaries payable from 1st January 1975.
28Wor helicopter, reveals such concentrations, the officer in charge will not release oil, or if it has been released, immediate steps will be taken to collect or disperse it.
§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will take steps to postpone experiments involving oil slicks in the North Sea to be undertaken shortly by his Department owing to the likely presence of seabirds travelling across the North Sea during their annual summer migration.
§ Mr. KaufmanNo. On the advice of the Nature Conservancy, no oil is to be released near any seabird concentrations. If reconnaissance, either by ship or helicopter, reveals such concentrations, the officer in charge will not release oil, or if it has been released, immediate steps will be taken to collect or disperse it.
§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Industry what representations he has received from the National Council for the Protection of Birds about the proposed experiments by his Departments involving oil slicks in the North Sea.
§ Mr. KaufmanNone.