§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action 310W has materialised pursuant to his review of "The Monitoring of the Environment of the United Kingdom" published in 1974.
§ Mr. William RossThe Report "The Monitoring of the Environment in the United Kingdom" recommended the establishment of a management group for each main sector of the environment, responsible for keeping under review all programmes of monitoring in that sector, facilitating the co-ordination of programmes, harmonising techniques, making sure that information flows properly, ensuring that the monitoring programme is designed not only to serve the needs of users in this country but to be compatible with initiatives in the international field and ensuring that new programmes are developed where necessary.
Management groups, on which Scottish interests are represented, have been established for air pollution, freshwater pollution, marine pollution and environmental health. Management groups for land pollution and biological health are to be established shortly and will also have Scottish representation.