§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all those firms which have been prosecuted for pollution offences in respect of rivers in each year since 1980; which were convicted; and what was the penalty in each case.
§ Mr. HowardThis information is not held by the Department. However, the new National Rivers Authority will in future enforce water pollution controls on a
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Urban Development Grant Department of Environment Region Number of Schemes Approved Approved Grant Value of Schemes Approved Grant1 Expenditure £ million £ million £ million 1984–85 West Midlands 13 1.934 8.330 3.275 North West 9 5.786 34.856 1.632 Northern 7 3.154 10.460 1.464 Yorkshire and Humberside 10 2.186 13.124 0.582 London 4 7.982 35.295 4.605 East Midlands 3 1.104 6.316 0.614 Merseyside 3 0.419 1.685 0.917 South West 0 0 0 0 South East 0 0 0 0 Totals 55 22.565 110.066 13.089 national and more consistent basis as a result of which information of this nature should become more readily available.