HC Deb 22 June 1978 vol 952 c301W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will now take steps to preclude the recurrence, under circumstances similar to those surrounding the recent wreck of the "Eleni V", of oil spills off the British coasts.

Mr. Clinton Davis

The Government will continue to pursue practical measures to improve tanker safety and reduce oil pollution, particularly through the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation. It would, however, be idle to pretend that tanker casualties can be entirely eliminated.