§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost to the Government of the MV Braer incident; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector MonroGovernment Departments—not-ably the Scottish Office and the Department of Transport —have expended considerable sums: additional environ-mental work by Government in Scotland has already cost of the order of £0.75 million. But it is at present too early to say what the Government's overall expenditure will be.