What recent representations he has received anent the issue of suction dredging in Loch Caolisport.

What recent representations he has received anent the issue of suction dredging in Loch Caolisport.

What assessment he has made of whether dredging operations upon commercial waterways are at a level which will ensure effective and continuing use.

What assessment he has made of whether dredging operations upon commercial waterways are at a level which will ensure effective and continuing use.

What steps he will take to protect Skipwith Common site of special scientific interest from dredging and drainage operations. - Routine maintenance, including dredging and drainage, does not adversely affect the scientific interest of this site.

What steps he will take to protect Skipwith Common site of special scientific interest from dredging and drainage operations. - Routine maintenance, including dredging and drainage, does not adversely affect the scientific interest of this site.

What were the scientific considerations behind his approval of the extraction of an extra 0.36 million tonnes of sand and other materials from the Naval Bank before commencement of the Bristol Channel Study on the impact of dredging on the coastal environment.

What were the scientific considerations behind his approval of the extraction of an extra 0.36 million tonnes of sand and other materials from the Naval Bank before commencement of the Bristol Channel Study on the impact of dredging on the coastal environment.

Statement on when his Department will issue the Government View requested by the Crown Estate on the application by a consortium of companies for a licence to dredge a further 30 million tonnes of material over a 10 year period from the currently licensed Hastings Shingle Bank.

Statement on when his Department will issue the Government View requested by the Crown Estate on the application by a consortium of companies for a licence to dredge a further 30 million tonnes of material over a 10 year period from the currently licensed Hastings Shingle Bank.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements are made for the waste dredged from the bed of the Clyde by Clydeport to be inspected by public agency to see if it bears any toxic substances.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements are made for the waste dredged from the bed of the Clyde by Clydeport to be inspected by public agency to see if it bears any toxic substances.

If he will comment on the current situation as regards dredging off the Docking Shoal; whether he has given permission to dredge in this area; and what other areas the NRA has applied to dredge.

If he will comment on the current situation as regards dredging off the Docking Shoal; whether he has given permission to dredge in this area; and what other areas the NRA has applied to dredge.

In what ways the Clyde Port Authority has changed its policies and responsibilities for preventing floods since it was privatised; if he will publish a table showing (a) the location and (b) frequency of dredging operations for each of the three years which (i) preceded and (ii) followed privatisation; what...

In what ways the Clyde Port Authority has changed its policies and responsibilities for preventing floods since it was privatised; if he will publish a table showing (a) the location and (b) frequency of dredging operations for each of the three years which (i) preceded and (ii) followed privatisation; what...

When he intends to publish the Hull University report on the dredging on Race Bank; and if he will place a copy in the Library.

When he intends to publish the Hull University report on the dredging on Race Bank; and if he will place a copy in the Library.