§ 81. Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to promote further measures to protect the marine environment.
§ Mr. MoynihanProtection of the marine environment remains a high priority for my Department and other Departments with marine responsibilities. In addition to implementing the major programme of measures agreed at the London North sea conference and preparing for the third North sea conference in March next year, we are discussing a wide range of follow-up work in other fora including the Oslo and Paris commissions, the North sea scientific task force and, where relevant, the European Community.