§ Mr. Giles Shawasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the increases in the average cost of treating trade effluent in the wool textile industry since 1970.
§ Mr. Denis HowellI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Giles Shawasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received from the wool textile industry following recent increases in the cost of water for treating trade effluent, for scouring and for dyeing and finishing.
§ Mr. Denis HowellI have received and am studying a copy of the memorandum which the Wool Textile Delegation sent recently to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry, in which it asked for a general subsidy for the water industry and drew attention to various charging matters affecting its own industry.