§ Mr. Granvilleasked the Minister of Health if he will arrange for immediate action to be taken to control the excessive trade effluent which is being discharged into the River Gipping in the Stowmarket Urban District, Suffolk, and is causing pollution of the river and creating a danger to public health.
§ Mr. BevanI have recently given approval to the first stage of measures proposed by the Stowmarket Urban District Council for the improvement of their94W sewage disposal arrangements. This first stage provides for the reception and treatment of trade effluents in the district and the improvement of the existing works, and should lead to some improvement of the existing conditions pending the preparation of plans for new sewage disposal works.