§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will discuss with local councils and other interested parties with responsibilities in the Solent area the extent of controls over potentially polluting or dangerous activities in their waters.
§ Mr. Giles ShawIf the hon. Member's question concerns offshore oil and gas exploration in the English Channel, both the Department of Energy and my Department have offered to meet the local and county authorities concerned in this matter. I also refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the 243W Minister of State, Department of Energy to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings (Mr. Warren) on 20 April.—[Vol. 41, c. 96.]
If the hon. Member is concerned about any other matter perhaps he will care to write to me.