§ 48. Mr. J. Harrisonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what recent progress has been made in devising an antidote to the pollution of the River Trent caused by synthetic detergents, in view of the dangers to navigation personnel employed on the canalised section of the river.
§ Mr. BevinsThe first Report of the Standing Technical Committee on Synthetic Detergents was published last week and I am sending the hon. Member a copy. This indicates that manufacturers are investigating the production of synthetic detergents of a kind which give less trouble at sewage works.