§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultations 634W he has had with the Hampshire and Dorset County Councils concerning the implications for strategic planning, and the environment, of the discovery of oil, both onshore and offshore in the region.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe Department has had continuing contacts with the Dorset County Council on these matters, and the council is represented on a working party under the aegis of the South-West Economic Planning Board. Contact has also been established with Hampshire County Council.