§ Mr. Thorpeasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many towns in England and Wales discharge untreated sewage into the sea; and what steps he proposes to take to prevent this practice.
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§ Mr. CorfieldMost coastal towns discharge untreated sewage to the sea. Given properly designed and sited out-falls, this is normally a harmless and inoffensive means of sewage disposal. Local conditions vary, and where there is evidence that the discharge of untreated sewage is not satisfactory the advice of the technical experts of my Department on the treatment required is always available to local authorities and loan sanction is readily given for the necessary expenditure.