§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will ensure that detailed investigations are carried out to establish the cause of the series of earth tremors which has been experienced in the parish of Wickersley.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe Institute of Geological Sciences has established a network of monitoring stations to provide a general picture of seismic activity in the United Kingdom. More detailed investigations of individual areas may be required from time to time to supplement the information obtained from this network, and the possibility of providing mobile facilities for this purpose is currently under examination. The institute is already collecting information about the recent activity in the Wickersley area, and I will write to the hon. Member when this is available.