§ 84. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many visits in connection with the cement dust nuisance have been made to the North-West Kent area by alkali inspectors
190WMinister for Welsh Affairs if he will circulate in the Official Report, a table of the existing Areas of Special Control under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations, together with the dates when he approved them and an indication of their extent.
§ Mr. CorfieldThe information is as follows:
since 1st January, 1962, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m., respectively.
§ Mr. CorfieldInformation in exactly this form is not available. This year 26 visits, including four by the Chief Alkali Inspector, have been paid to 191W individual cement works in North-West Kent between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. No visits have been paid between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m.
§ 85. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, in view of the widespread anxiety in North-West Kent at tone worsening nuisance of cement dust, what action he now proposes to take to protect the public.
§ Mr. CorfieldClay with a high alkali content has recently been interfering with the operation of the precipitators at cement works in North-West Kent. The company concerned is making arrangements to obtain clay free from this defect, and meanwhile emergency measures to reduce dust emission have been taken The Chief Alkali Inspector is discussing urgently with the industry further long-term improvements.