§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the levels of atmospheric pollution in Walsall, Hartlepool, Blackburn, Rochdale, Sefton, St. Helens, Wigan, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sandwell, Brent, Ealing, Haringey and Wandsworth, respectively.
§ Mr. ShoreThe only atmospheric pollutants for which information is readily available for the areas mentioned are smoke and sulphur dioxide. The table below gives annual mean figures of concentrations in microgrammes per cubic metre for 1976–77 except in the cases of Brent and Wandsworth, where the figure for 1976–77 has been estimated on the basis of results for 1975–76.
Local Authority Smoke Concentration Microgrammes SO2 Concentration per cubic metre Walsall … 31 67 Hartlepool … 24 50 Blackburn … 59 98 Rochdale … 46 102 Sefton … 41 87 St. Helens … 36 83 Wigan … 56 117 Barnsley … 80 108 Doncaster … 74 89 Rotherham … 75 98 Sandwell … 34 98 Brent … 29 104 Wandsworth … 36 96 Ealing … 28 86 Haringey … 32 94