Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 January 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Thursday, 20 January 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when (a) his Department, (b) the Police Service of Northern Ireland and (c) each other relevant agency was alerted to the ploughing of the intertidal mudflats at Strangford Lough over the Christmas and New Year period; and at what time, and by whom, action was taken to (i) halt the ploughing, (ii) to caution the perpertrator and (iii) to investigate the extent of damage to the ecosystem.

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