Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what response he has made to the European Commission proposal for a Council directive amending directive 76/464/EFC on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community (COM[909], final) issued on 8 February.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe Government's response was set out in an explanatory memorandum which was placed in the Vote Office on 19 March.