§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what preparations he is making for proposing a European or wider international agreement for minimum standards of control of quality of water in rivers and streams; and whether he expects to make any such proposal at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment at Stockholm next year; (2) what discussions or communication he has had with member States of the European Free Trade Association concerning desirable standards for regulating the quality of water in rivers and streams.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe question of international standards for controlling pollution of air, land and water is under consideration in a number of international bodies. I am discussing with Ministers of
Bude Stratton U.D.C. Stratton R.D.C. Launceston B.C. Launceston R.D.C. Grants approved Number Amount £ Grants approved Number Amount £ Grants approved Number Amount £ Grants approved Number Amount £ 1970 October … 3 130 — — 1 375 4 4,000 November 1 37 3 2,250 1 350 1 1,000 December … — — — — — 1 1,000 1971 January … — — 1 750 — — — — February … 2 386 2 750 — — — — March … — — 1 750 — — 1 843 April … — — 1 750 — — — — May … 3 2,047 — — — — — — June … — — — — — — 1 1,000 July … — — 2 3,000 — — 1 1,500 August … — — — — — — — — September — — — — 7 9,594 — — 164W
Camelford R.D.C Wadebridge and Padstow R.D.C St. Austell R.D.C. Newquay U.D.C Grants approved Number Amount £ Grants approved Number Amount £ Grants approved Number Amount £ Grants approved Number Amount £ 1970 October … — — 6 4,450 5 2,607 3 1,022 November 8 4,916 1 630 — — 1 1,151 December — — 2 2,000 14 6,952 3 1,073 1971 January … — — — — 8 4,579 — — February … — — — — — — — — March … — — 7 5,120 — — 2 729 April … — — 1 600 25 11,704 — — May … — — — — 6 3,080 — — June … 3 2,400 2 1,200 — — 5 3,179 July … — — 6 4,641 9 5,317 2 1,380 August … — — — — — — 1 1,500 September 1 1,500 10 13,021 — — 2 2,954 other countries concerned measures to prevent the North Sea being harmed by polluting material carried down by rivers, as well as measures to control discharges directly into the sea.