HC Deb 07 March 1979 vol 963 c688W
19. Mr. Walters

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will bring forward legislation to regulate the emptying of cesspits and septic tanks.

Mr. Denis Howell

Proposals for changes in the responsibility for the provision of sewage disposal services for properties without main drainage were set out in the White Paper "The Water Industry In England and Wales: the Next Steps"—Cmnd. 6876. Legislation on this question will be introduced as soon as practicable.