HC Deb 06 November 1996 vol 284 cc535-6W
Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what liaison he has had with the Ministry of Defence over the monitoring of explosives and noxious substances from the second world war in the territorial waters of the United Kingdom. [2598]

Mr. Bowis

My Department liaises with the Ministry of Defence as the need arises. Monitoring is undertaken specifically in relation to the remains of SS Richard Montgomery, where periodic surveys on our behalf are overseen by the Royal Navy's chief salvage officer.