§ Lord Stanley of Alderleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps they intend to take prior to the Menai Straits becoming a marine nature reserve, to ensure that the straits, in particular the area between the tubular and suspension bridges, are free of sewage; and whether the notice erected in that area by the local authority warning bathers that the beach was polluted was correct; and if so what was the cause of the pollution; and
786WAWhether the sewage outfall into the area between the two bridges over the Menai Straits is, in the future, likely to take any more sewage; and if so, whether they will take such steps as is necessary to prevent any such loading causing environmental damage to the proposed marine nature reserve in that area.
§ The Minister of State for Defence Support (Lord Trefgarne)The Questions raised by my noble friend are not matters for Her Majesty's Government.
The Welsh Water Authority is a statutory body charged with responsibilities including sewage disposal. It would therefore be inappropriate for me to comment upon the matters which are considered to be fully within the authority's competence. I have, however, arranged for the two Questions to be sent to the chairman of The Welsh Water Authority, and requested that he write to my noble friend about the issues raised.