§ Sir John Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is satisfied with the standard of 246W construction of sewers on new building estates; whether he will introduce legislation to make mandatory section 18 of the Public Health Act 1936 in this respect; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Government are aware of difficulties over the standard of construction of new sewers and their adoption into the public sewerage system. Improvements were proposed in the consultation paper "Water and Sewerage Law" published in March, a copy of which is deposited in the Library. Decisions on implementation of the proposals have yet to be taken.