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Amendment proposed: No. 7, in page 21, line 16, at end insert—
'(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, each water undertaker shall include on each annual bill issued to customers a statement of whether drinking water
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supplied by the undertaker to the customer concerned has on every day during the previous twelve months fulfilled quality standards presented by or on behalf of the European Community and in force on the day concerned.
§ (3) Where on any day to which subsection (2) above is applicable such quality standards as are therin referred to have not been fulfilled, the undertaker shall include in the statement made under that subsection details of—
- (a) the dates on which the standards were not fulfilled;
- (b) the substances and amounts of such substances in respect of which the standards were not fulfilled;
- (c) the principal health effects of the substances referred to in paragraph (b) above;
- (d) the reasons which in the view of the undertaker caused the failure to fulfil standards; and
- (e) the steps which it proposes to take to improve drinking water quality in the area concerned'.—[Mr. Win Griffiths.]
§ Question put, That the amendment be made:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 36, Noes 138.
1193| Division No. 41] | [9.10 pm |
| AYES | |
| Alton, David | Lewis, Terry |
| Barnes, Harry (Derbyshire NE) | Livsey, Richard |
| Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE) | McAvoy, Thomas |
| Carlile, Alex (Mont'g) | Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley) |
| Carr, Michael | Morgan, Rhodri |
| Cook, Frank (Stockton N) | Nellist, Dave |
| Cox, Tom | Powell, Ray (Ogmore) |
| Cryer, Bob | Short, Clare |
| Dixon, Don | Skinner, Dennis |
| Ewing, Mrs Margaret (Moray) | Spearing, Nigel |
| Fisher, Mark | Stephen, Nicol |
| Foster, Derek | Thompson, Jack (Wansbeck) |
| George, Bruce | Vaz, Keith |
| Gordon, Mildred | Wallace, James |
| Griffiths, Nigel (Edinburgh S) | Watson, Mike (Glasgow, C) |
| Griffiths, Win (Bridgend) | Wise, Mrs Audrey |
| Hain, Peter | |
| Henderson, Doug | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Hughes, Simon (Southwark) | Mr. Frank Haynes and |
| Kennedy, Charles | Mr. Robert Wareing. |
| NOES | |
| Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N) | Evans, David (Welwyn Hatf'd) |
| Baldry, Tony | Fallon, Michael |
| Bellingham, Henry | Farr, Sir John |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Favell, Tony |
| Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Fenner, Dame Peggy |
| Bottomley, Peter | Fishburn, John Dudley |
| Bowis, John | Forth, Eric |
| Brandon-Bravo, Martin | Fox, Sir Marcus |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Cl't's) | Freeman, Roger |
| Browne, John (Winchester) | French, Douglas |
| Bruce, Ian (Dorset South) | Gale, Roger |
| Burns, Simon | Goodlad, Rt Hon Alastair |
| Burt, Alistair | Greenway, John (Ryedale) |
| Butterfill, John | Gregory, Conal |
| Carlisle, John, (Luton N) | Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) |
| Carrington, Matthew | Ground, Patrick |
| Channon, Rt Hon Paul | Hague, William |
| Chapman, Sydney | Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) |
| Chope, Christopher | Hargreaves, Ken (Hyndburn) |
| Clark, Rt Hon Sir William | Harris, David |
| Clarke, Rt Hon K. (Rushcliffe) | Hawkins, Christopher |
| Conway, Derek | Hayes, Jerry |
| Coombs, Anthony (Wyre F'rest) | Hayhoe, Rt Hon Sir Barney |
| Coombs, Simon (Swindon) | Heathcoat-Amory, David |
| Cope, Rt Hon Sir John | Hordern, Sir Peter |
| Cormack, Patrick | Howarth, G. (Cannock & B'wd) |
| Couchman, James | Hughes, Robert G. (Harrow W) |
| Cran, James | Hunt, Sir John (Ravensbourne) |
| Davies, Q. (Stamf'd & Spald'g) | Hunter, Andrew |
| Davis, David (Boothferry) | Irvine, Michael |
| Dover, Den | Jackson, Robert |
| Dunn, Bob | Janman, Tim |
| Durant, Sir Anthony | Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey |
| Dykes, Hugh | Kilfedder, James |
| King, Roger (B'ham N'thfield) | Powell, William (Corby) |
| King, Rt Hon Tom (Bridgwater) | Raison, Rt Hon Sir Timothy |
| Kirkhope, Timothy | Rathbone, Tim |
| Knapman, Roger | Redwood, John |
| Knight, Greg (Derby North) | Shaw, David (Dover) |
| Knight, Dame Jill (Edgbaston) | Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb') |
| Lee, John (Pendle) | Shelton, Sir William |
| Lightbown, David | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Lord, Michael | Sims, Roger |
| Luce, Rt Hon Sir Richard | Skeet, Sir Trevor |
| MacGregor, Rt Hon John | Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) |
| McLoughlin, Patrick | Speller, Tony |
| McNair-Wilson, Sir Michael | Spicer, Sir Jim (Dorset W) |
| McNair-Wilson, Sir Patrick | Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John |
| Malins, Humfrey | Steen, Anthony |
| Mans, Keith | Stern, Michael |
| Marlow, Tony | Stevens, Lewis |
| Marshall, Sir Michael (Arundel) | Stewart, Andy (Sherwood) |
| Martin, David (Portsmouth S) | Sumberg, David |
| Maxwell-Hyslop, Sir Robin | Taylor, Ian (Esher) |
| Mayhew, Rt Hon Sir Patrick | Taylor, John M (Solihull) |
| Miller, Sir Hal | Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N) |
| Mills, Iain | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling) | Waller, Gary |
| Moate, Roger | Ward, John |
| Moss, Malcolm | Wardle, Charles (Bexhill) |
| Moynihan, Hon Colin | Warren, Kenneth |
| Nelson, Anthony | Watts, John |
| Neubert, Sir Michael | Wheeler, Sir John |
| Nicholson, David (Taunton) | Widdecombe, Ann |
| Norris, Steve | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Onslow, Rt Hon Cranley | Wood, Timothy |
| Page, Richard | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Paice, James | |
| Pattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Porter, Barry (Wirral S) | Mr. Tom Sackville and |
| Porter, David (Waveney) | Mr. Tim Boshell. |
§ Question accordingly negatived.