To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in discussions between her Department and the Port of Tyne Authority concerning the dredging of the River Tyne and the disposal at sea of contaminated sediment; and what the present position is regarding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made in discussions between her Department and the Port of Tyne Authority concerning the dredging of the River Tyne and the disposal at sea of contaminated sediment; and what the present position is regarding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date Able UK applied to her Department for (a) a dredging licence and (b) a licence to build a protective bund for a proposed dry dock in respect of the planned decommissioning of United States vessels....

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date Able UK applied to her Department for (a) a dredging licence and (b) a licence to build a protective bund for a proposed dry dock in respect of the planned decommissioning of United States vessels....

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of illegal dumping of dredged material have been recorded off the North Wales coast in each of the last 30 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of illegal dumping of dredged material have been recorded off the North Wales coast in each of the last 30 years.

What is their policy on the use and classification of material that is dredged from watercourses to maintain channel capacity; and what is the status of material that is dredged from watercourses; and whether it can have more than one status; and whether they propose to change their policy concerning...

What is their policy on the use and classification of material that is dredged from watercourses to maintain channel capacity; and what is the status of material that is dredged from watercourses; and whether it can have more than one status; and whether they propose to change their policy concerning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the locations on the River Tyne that are the subject of discussions between his Department and the Port of Tyne Authority concerning the dredging and disposal of contaminated sediment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the locations on the River Tyne that are the subject of discussions between his Department and the Port of Tyne Authority concerning the dredging and disposal of contaminated sediment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative disposal routes his Department has identified with the Port of Tyne Authority for contaminated sediment dredged from the River Tyne.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative disposal routes his Department has identified with the Port of Tyne Authority for contaminated sediment dredged from the River Tyne.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the negotiations between the Port of Tyne Authority and his Department concerning the dredging of the river to reach a conclusion.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the negotiations between the Port of Tyne Authority and his Department concerning the dredging of the river to reach a conclusion.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the impact of offshore dredging on coastal erosion.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the impact of offshore dredging on coastal erosion.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what studies he has commissioned into the impact of offshore dredging on coastal erosion.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what studies he has commissioned into the impact of offshore dredging on coastal erosion.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the sites of dredging activity offshore; and if he will place a map of sites in the Library. - Inc ref to www.crownestate.co.uk and fact that schedule and maps of all currently licensed dredging areas will be available in Library...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the sites of dredging activity offshore; and if he will place a map of sites in the Library. - Inc ref to www.crownestate.co.uk and fact that schedule and maps of all currently licensed dredging areas will be available in Library...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many licences have been granted in each of the last five years for dredging off the coast of Norfolk. - Inc figures.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many licences have been granted in each of the last five years for dredging off the coast of Norfolk. - Inc figures.