§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps have been taken in Scotland to meet the criticisms of the Fifth Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution that the Inspectorate had not sufficiently adapted to changes in society's attitude to pollution and to public accountability; and how successful these have been.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe conclusions and recommendations of this wide-ranging report are under study generally, and individual aspects cannot be considered in isolation.