HC Deb 12 January 1977 vol 923 c502W
Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his meetings in the EEC since the debate on 6th December 1976 on Commission Document R/2098/75, such statement to deal with the various points raised in that debate.

Mr. Marks

My right hon. Friend the Minister of State attended a Council of Ministers on 9th December 1976. No agreement was reached on the Directive on Quality of Water for Human Consumption. It was agreed that there is a need for a drinking water directive but that the values of the parameters, including that of lead, needed further consideration. In particular, the extent to which it was necessary to set a maximum admissible concentration for all parameters was questioned.