HC Deb 29 June 1994 vol 245 cc555-6W
17. Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to ensure that the Mediterranean countries are enforcing EC directives on water quality at the same speed and in same way as in Britain; and if he will make a statement about cross-border enforcement.

Mr. Atkins

It is for the EC Commission to take the initiative to ensure implementation of directives and relevant international conventions to which the Community is signatory. The United Kingdom Government have continued to press for effective and consistent enforcement of directives, and the Commission now makes annual reports on implementation to the Environment Council.

Mrs. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 17 May,Official Report, column 393, what requirements of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 1989 concern product specifications for sewerage pipe.

Mr. Atkins

None: the 1989 regulations are concerned only with the quality of water delivered to the customer.