§ Mr. Terlezkiasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the number of polluted beaches at seaside resorts in Wales; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what action he intends to take to clear the polluted beaches in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe quality of bathing waters in Wales has been regularly monitored by the Welsh water authority and the results are incorporated in the authority's annual reports and were summarised in the first report of the Committee on Welsh Affairs, Session 1985–86, vol. II (101-II 92(i)-(iii) session 1984–85) (pages 61–84).
Action to improve the quality of Welsh bathing waters, and thereby improve beaches at seaside resorts, is primarily a matter for the Welsh water authority and the authority's plan 86 noted the need for the spending of some £70 million in a 15-year programme to ensure water standards compliance with the directive's requirements in respect of the 40 waters listed in the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment, Countryside and Local Government on 18 December 1985, at columns 223–28.