§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment his Department has made of the preliminary guidelines prepared by the International Exploration and Production Forum covering the re-injection of oil-based muds from offshore drilling platforms. [14844]
§ Mr. PageMy Department has reviewed these guidelines and found them to be useful. They give detailed advice on planning, monitoring, reporting and operating re-injection systems and recognise the conditions under which re-injection may not be advisable.