§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he will take to the conference next month of Environmental Ministers from all North sea states to (i) limit industrial discharges into the marine environment, (ii) stop all sea dumping and incineration, (iii) phase out the discharging through pipelines of heavy metals, radio-nuclides organochlorines and other chemicals known to affect the food chain and (iv) test for more chemicals than Her Majesty's Government presently do; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoynihanI am giving detailed consideration to the issues that will be considered in London later this month at the second international conference on the protection of the North sea, including some of those mentioned by the hon. Member. I cannot prejudge the United Kingdom's final negotiating position at the conference nor predict what the outcome will be.