§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made an assessment of polychlorinated biphenyl levels in all parts of fish; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryMinistry scientists regularly measure the concentrations of PCBs in both edible and non-edible parts of fish in English and Welsh waters as part of an extensive programme on the quality of fish and shellfish. The results are published in the directorate of fisheries research's aquatic environment monitoring report series. The most recent report is AEMR 16, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.