§ 58. Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether his officials have carried out any recent inspection of the Jacobs Pit refuse tip at Docking, near King's Lynn.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsMy right hon. Friend has throughout been anxious that the Department should help the river authority and the local planning and refuse disposal authorities in ensuring that98W the use of this tip does not contaminate water supplies or do other harm. On 3rd February, a senior chemical engineer of the Department and geologists from the Institute of Geological Sciences accompanied local officials who were investigating the source and nature of wastes being tipped. They also observed progress on the programme of test bores being carried out by the Great Ouse River Authority.