§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if a fiche d'impact was prepared on the proposal for a Council directive concerning the quality of bathing water 94C 112/03, COM (94) 36 final-94/0006 (SYN), submitted by the Commission on 29 March; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AtkinsIn the financial statement attached to the proposal, the Commission states that, on balance, the burden on member states will be reduced. The Government will be making their own assessment of the cost implications for the United Kingdom of the proposal.