§ Mr. Simeonsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what steps he now intends to take to reduce pollution of rivers resulting from leakage of tanks containing oil and corrosive liquids;
(2) what steps he intends to take to make the provision of bund walls surrounding tanks containing oil and corrosive liquids compulsory.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe Working Party on Sewage Disposal have recommended that the law should be amended to require better safety precautions against accidental pollution of water by oil or toxic substances. I shall soon be publishing the Government's observations on all the main recommendations in its report.