§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to review the role of the Crown Estates Commission in the granting of extraction licences.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe Secretary of State has no plans to review the role of the Crown Estate in the granting of extraction licences. The Government view procedure for determining marine dredging production licences was reviewed recently following public consultation in 1988 and the revised procedure published in May 1989.