§ 17. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he is aware of the concern of water authorities at the possibility of the fouling of water supplies by the discharge of radioactive waste into rivers; and, in view of the importance of the matter, if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BevinsMy right hon. Friend is aware that a report on this subject is under consideration by the British Waterworks Association; and the Department has offered to discuss the matter with it. Generally, I would refer the hon. Member to the information given in the Department's Annual Report for 1956, an extract from which I am sending him.