§ Mr. Hancockasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he has received any applications from Marples International Ltd. for a licence to dump at sea toxic waste, including asbestos, cadmium and mercury, from the Glory Hole, Portsmouth;
(2) if Marples International Ltd. appealed against the last decision not to allow dumping of toxic waste at sea.
§ Mr. Gummer[pursuant to his reply, 6 December 1985: My Department indicated in July 1984 that it would not grant a licence for the disposal at sea of contaminated material excavated from the Glory Hole, Portsmouth. No appeal was lodged against this decision. A subsequent application for a licence to dispose at sea of naturally occurring materials taken from beneath Glory Hole has now been received. No decision will be taken on the issue of a licence until the content of the waste has been established.