§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to letters of 15 December 1997 (EE/P50/17203/97) and of 9 June (EE/P50/9738/98) to the hon. Member for Linlithgow, what action has been taken as a result of the Environment Agency's report on its research using earthworms as indicator organisms of contaminated land. [65403]
§ Mr. MealeResults from the study highlighted the need for further chemical analysis of the soils and earthworms to enable the biological and chemical data to be fully understood. The analytical work was completed in mid-December and is currently being evaluated and interpreted. A final report is expected in March 1999.