HC Deb 22 November 1972 vol 846 c410W
70. Mr. Robert Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether the Alkali Inspectorate will investigate the emission of a cloud of poisonous dust from the premises of a firm of iron and steel merchants in Bilston, whose name has been sent to him, which affected the Station Road area and caused hazards and suffering to the residents of this area.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

Since these premises are not registrable under the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act, 1906, supervision of their atmospheric emissions is the statutory responsibility of the local authority for the area, which, I understand, decided that it did not need the help of the district alkali inspector on this occasion.