§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what response he made to the request by the campaign for a cleaner Cardigan bay for reasons for his Department's decisions on the issuance of oil and gas exploration licenses under the 14th round.
§ Mr. EggarI wrote to the Friends of Cardigan Bay regarding their "Campaign for a Cleaner Cardigan Bay" on 307W 18 November 1992 and 29 January last year to explain the reasons for the Government's decision to offer blocks for oil and gas licensing in the 14th round. Since then, my officials have reiterated the points I made, both in general terms and with specific reference to those licences issued following the 14th round for blocks in Cardigan bay, through a number of letters and a recent meeting at which a member of the Friends of Cardigan Bay was present.