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Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to encourage the extraction of sand and gravel from the sea bed and estuaries; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Tracey
It remains the Government's policy to encourage the use of marine dredged aggregates wherever this is possible without unacceptable damage to sea fisheries or risk of coastal erosion.