asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he has completed his examination of the lessons of the Ekofisk blow-out; and what improvements he believes are necessary to strengthen national and international arrangements for preventing and dealing with pollution.

On 6th May my right hon. Friend told the House that the study group had produced a log of departmental responses to the Ekofisk blow-out, and a copy was placed in the Library. The study group is continuing with its further work and aims to report soon.