HC Deb 13 December 1971 vol 828 c16W
65. Mr. Spearing

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what discussions he has had with representatives of the European Economic Community concerning control of industrial effluent in international waterways.

Mr. Peter Walker

There is wide agreement among the Governments concerned that industrial effluents reaching the North Sea are capable of causing damage, and I have already had exchanges on the subject with Ministers in other countries.

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