§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set up a body within Government responsible for developing a co-ordinated approach to the regulation of activities in the coastal and maritime environment around the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MacleanWe have noted the recent recommendation of the report of the House of Commons Select Committee on the Environment on coastal zone protection and planning that a national coastal zone unit be set up within Government to provide an overview of coastal policy. We will be responding to this recommendation, and the others made by the Committee, in due course.