HC Deb 03 February 1966 vol 723 cc285-6W
Dr. Bennett

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether, in view of the accepted need to improve the general arrangements in many coastal towns of the country for disposing of their sewage inland rather than disposing of it by sea outfall pipes, he will give an assurance that he will grant loan sanction for any reasonable inland sewage treatment and disposal schemes so far as these coastal towns are concerned.

Mr. MacColl

My right hon. Friend is ready to sanction a loan for an inland sewage disposal scheme provided the scheme is technically sound and the cost is reasonable; and provided also, in view of the need to keep down public expenditure so far as possible, that the scheme is urgently needed.