§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many convictions there have been for pollution of waterways in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. [148832]
§ Angela SmithDuring the last 12 months, 82 convictions were secured for water pollution offences.
Further information on enforcement and prosecution is available on the Environment and Heritage Service website at: http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/pubs/publications/ Water_Pollution_Incidents 2001.pdf
The Water Pollution Incident and Prosecution Statistics Report for 2002 will be available shortly and will be placed in the Library.