asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will make a grant towards the cost of dredging the low-water channel in the Salcombe estuary for commercial shellfish vessels working the shellfish quays;(2) when he issued a consent for the dumping of the dredged soil from the low-water channel in the Salcombe estuary; and if there were any conditions attached to this consent;(3) if he will make funds available to the Salcombe Harbour Board to fund the costs of the proposed monitoring by the Nature Conservancy Council of the disposal of the dredged soil from the low-water channel in the licensed dumping ground.

I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.