HC Deb 09 July 1996 vol 281 c164W
Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the size in millimetres of(a) the shingle available on Shingles Bank that it is proposed is used for beach nourishment and replacement and (b) the largest licensed shingle commercially available. [35307]

Mr. Boswell

[holding answer 2 July 1996]The nominal maximum size of the shingle available from Shingles Bank is 50 mm; for the commercial source offered in response to tender it was 30 mm.