HC Deb 22 May 1996 vol 278 c225W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on how many days in the last year for which figures are available pollution levels in British cities have exceeded limits set by his Department. [30474]

Mr. Clappison

A summary of exceedences of national and international guidelines and standards for pollution levels in air, water and soil across the United Kingdom is included in the Department of the Environment's "Digest of Environmental Statistics No. 17, 1995", a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House of Commons. The 18th volume of this report will be published in mid-June.