§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many water pollution incidents were recorded in each English water authority in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe numbers of water pollution incidents reported by English water authorities in the last three years for which figures are available are:
1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 Anglian 1,557 1,707 1,468 Northumbrian 654 722 729 North West 2,241 2,202 2,480 Severn Trent 4,372 4,500 4,497 Southern 1,574 1,668 1,743 South West 1,685 1,718 2,075 Thames 2,486 2,695 2,890 Wessex 1,125 993 1,332 Yorkshire 1,536 2,006 2,262 The Water Authorities Association will publish figures for 1987–88 later this year.