HC Deb 12 February 1993 vol 218 cc787-8W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what bio-chemical studies are undertaken of(a) beaches contaminated by oil spillages and (b) beaches adjacent to areas affected by oil spillages.

Mr. Curry

The need for studies following oil spillages is considered on a case by case basis.

Mr. Norman Hogg

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) on what basis he assesses the toxicity to marine life of dispersants used in the marine environment to disperse oil from oil spillages;

(2) on which species toxicity tests were conducted for the dispersants used to disperse oil from the MV Braer.

Mr. Curry

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Wallace) on 20 January at column289. Full details of the toxicity testing procedures for oil dispersants are contained in the Fisheries Research Technical Report No. 39 which is available in the Library of the House.

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