§ Mr. Coulsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will instruct the Chief Alkali Inspector to make immediate inquiries into air pollution in Hull arising from the same source as the air pollution referred to in a number of questions and letters to him by the hon. Member for Kingston-uponHull, North, from 1960 to 1962 and which was particularly bad in the Spring Bank West area on 27th May last; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CorfieldThe Chief Alkali Inspector has been giving close personal attention to ways of controlling emissions from the works my hon. Friend has in mind. The electrical precipitator installed experimentally last year has not given satisfactory results. The Chief Inspector told the company last month that other solutions must now be sought. He is making enquiries about conditions on 27th May and I will write to my hon. Friend.