§ Mr. Hillasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, under proposed new legislation for dumping at sea, the United Kingdom will conform to international conventions on sea dumping; and what powers will exist to enforce such conventions.
§ Mr. MacGregorYes. Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Bill contains all the necessary powers to implement the international conventions on dumping at sea, including powers of enforcement.
§ Mr. Hillasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, following his proposed measures for monitoring the dumping of nuclear and toxic waste within United Kingdom territorial waters, he will also include within the Food and Environment Protection Bill [Lords] provisions to protect marine life from dumping of all types of waste products.
§ Mr. MacGregorSuch provisions are included in the Bill.
§ Mr. Hillasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what provisions exist under European Community law to monitor levels of dumping at sea of waste products, including nuclear and radioactive materials.
§ Mr. MacGregorUnder the Euratom treaty, member states are required to monitor the level of radioactivity in air, water and soil. There are no provisions in European Community law which require levels of dumping to be monitored.