The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

Chief Secretary (1987-1989)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Dredged Aggregates – 15 May 1989

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Dredged Aggregates on 15th May 1989.


Mr. Barry Field To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the principal areas of dredging for aggregates.

Mr. Major I have been asked to reply. The principal areas licensed by the Crown Estate Office for the purpose of dredging aggregates are as follows:

The Bristol Channel
Off Great Yarmouth
The mouth of the Humber
The mouth of the Thames
Around the Isle of Wight.