Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether information on marine pollution collected by (a) the Environment Agency, (b) her Department and (c) local authorities is entered on to a central database.

Answer: Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether information on marine pollution collected by (a) the Environment Agency, (b) her Department and (c) local authorities is entered on to a central database. [140411] Mr. Morley: Relevant monitoring information generated by the UK on marine pollution is entered onto a central database. It is known as the National Marine Monitoring Programme (NMMP) database and is managed by the Environmental Data Unit of the Environment Agency, which is located at Twerton.

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