§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will take steps to limit the size of oil tankers allowed to enter British waters, and to ensure that such tankers carry adequate protection against oil spills.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisI am not persuaded that it is desirable to limit the size of oil tankers. This would increase the number of tankers required to carry the same amount of oil and, by adding to traffic congestion, could increase the risk of tanker casualties and in consequence that of oil pollution.
It is not practical for a tanker to carry collated on (a) a constituency, and (b) district council basis.