HC Deb 21 May 1986 vol 98 c213W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what will be the cost of cleaning bathing beaches on the Welsh coast to the European Economic Community standards.

Mr. Mark Robinson

The Welsh water authority has embarked upon a 15-year programme of remedial works, estimated to cost £200 million, to improve the bathing waters around the Welsh coast to enable all identified waters to meet the conditions specified in the EC directive (76/160 EEC).