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Mr. Cohen
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations Her Majesty's Government have received and from what sources regarding the United Kingdom's continued practice of dumping sludge at sea.
Mr. Gummer
A wide variety of points of view have been expressed from time to time on this matter, both in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. I set out the position of Her Majesty's Government when the House debated a proposal from the European Commission on dumping at sea on 4 February 1986, at columns 245–59.