§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Dewsbury (Mrs. Taylor) of 28 January,Official Report, columns 656–57, what information is available to his Department about the ecosystem of the Gulf.
§ Mr. Heseltine[holding answer 1 February 1991]: Detailed information on the Gulf ecosystem is available from a number of sources and my Department has now received a specially commissioned assessment of the likely biological effects of the Gulf oil spill by the Natural Environment Research Council which we are passing on to the Gulf states. We have also seen a report from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia's National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development. The Nature Conservancy Council and several non-governmental organisations have also provided us with useful material.