§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the organisations involved in 325W the monitoring arrangements to be undertaken as part of his Department's plans for acid deposition research in 1984–85; and when he expects to complete the consultation required before he makes a detailed response to the recommendations in the report of the review group on acid deposition in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe monitoring arrangements for acid deposition are still under consideration. The following organisations have been approached as potential participants:
- Atomic Energy Research Establishment
- Central Electricity Generating Board
- Central Electricity Research Laboratory
- Clyde River Purification Board
- Field Studies Council
- Forestry Commission
- Freshwater Biological Association
- Freshwater Biological Investigation Unit
- Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory
- Institute of Hydrology
- Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
- Kings College, University of London
- Macauley Institute for Soil Research
- Marine Biological Association
- Meteorological Office
- North West Water Authority
- Rothamsted Experimental Station
- Solway River Purification Board
- Southern Water Authority
- Strathclyde Regional Council
- University of East Anglia
- University of St. Andrews
- Warren Spring Laboratory
- Welsh Water Authority
The Government expect to be able to respond fully by about the middle of the year to the recommendations made in the report of the review group on acid deposition in the United Kingdom.