HC Deb 07 February 1973 vol 850 cc101-2W
42. Mr. Wellbeloved

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is satisfied that the sewage sludge being dumped on land adjacent to GLC's Crossness sewage treatment works and the new town of Thamesmead is free from lead and chemical content; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

This is essentially a matter for the GLC and its medical officer of health, but I understand that the sludge (most of which will eventually be removed to sea) comes from sewage collected from an area which is largely residential and is therefore low in metal content.