§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will establish an advisory team to collate information on oil spill impact on the environment and pursue research into control and prevention measures.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation on oil spills and discharges throughout the north-east Atlantic is collected and evaluated by the Paris Commission, in which Department of the Environment officials play a full part. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has announced an ecological steering group to consider what lessons are to be learnt and what research is suggested by the MV Braer incident.