Water Pollution Control

HC Deb 30 July 1984 vol 65 cc43-4W

Mr. Hill

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in the review of regulations on water pollution control, he will consider exempting surface water drainage from residential areas from these proposals; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Waldegrave

The new controls on drainage from residential areas have been introduced as part of the implementation of part II of the Control of Pollution Act My Department will monitor the effects of their application.

material sent on 24 July to local authorities, copies of which are in the Library. I refer my hon. Friend in particular to the adjustments made to 1984–85 budgets which are described in the notes to column 2 of the table showing authorities' provisional expenditure targets: these explain the differences to which he refers.