§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the report of the Joint (Inter-Governmental) Study into the lakes and river systems in the Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland border areas; and what action and when, is proposed to deal effectively with its findings.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland (Lord Lyell)A copy of the report,The Erne System, A Water Quality Study, is now available in the Library. A Joint Scientific Working Group is being established, representative of Her Majesty's Government and the Government of the Republic of Ireland, to consider how best to implement the recommendations contained in the study. A start has already been made with the installation of phosphorus reduction facilities at Enniskillen Sewage Treatment Works.