HC Deb 21 October 1993 vol 230 cc327-8W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent Royal Navy vessels are currently involved in projects to ascertain the abundance and distribution of cetaceans.

Mr. Hanley

Royal Navy vessels keep a record of sightings of marine natural phenomena of special scientific interest. This includes all sightings of cetaceans. These records are then made available to interested scientific bodies.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research projects are currently under way in his Department on echo location used by cetaceans.

Mr. Aitken

There are no research projects currently under way in, or sponsored by, my Department on echo location used by cetaceans.