§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what consideration he is giving to the problems of estuarial pollution and the cleaning of the foreshore.
§ Mr. David HowellThe Water Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 gives the Ministry of Development wide powers to control pollution. A new statutory consent procedure to control discharges into waterways including estuaries will come into operation on 1st January, 1973. Cleaning of the foreshore has been greatly assisted by the introduction of a public cleansing scheme which enables local authorities to recruit additional labour.