§ Baroness Whiteasked Her Majesty's Government:
What plans they are making for River Quality Surveys.
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§ Lord SkelmersdaleI am pleased to announce that my honourable friend the Minister for the Environment, Countryside and Local Government, together with my right honourable friends the Secretaries of State for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, are arranging for information on the qualities of rivers, canals and estuaries in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1985 to be assembled and published in 1986. These surveys will, in conjunction with earlier ones, allow an assessment of the progress being made by our authorities in the protection and improvement of the water environment.