§ Lord O'HAGANasked Her Majesty's Government:
What they are doing to ensure that European Economic Communtiy bathing water Directives are withdrawn and replaced with measures more suitable to British climatic conditions.
§ Lord BELLWINHer Majesty's Government do not intend to seek the with-660WA drawal of this Directive, which was agreed in 1975. The Government have taken steps to comply with the Directive, and the first report on bathing waters was sent to the Commission in December.