§ Mr. Greg Knightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to improve effluent standards in British rivers.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe Government have already published proposals to introduce statutory river quality134W objectives to which effluent standards must conform, and generally to strenghten and update water pollution control legislation. The establishment in April of a water inspection arm within Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution and the decision to establish a National Rivers Authority will further strengthen the monitoring and enforcement of such standards.