§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many incidents of water pollution by farm wastes were recorded in each of the years 1980 to 1986, and in 1987 to date, in England; how many of these incidents were attributable to pollution by silage effluent, and by slurry; and how many of these incidents were the subject of warning letters and prosecutions.
§ Mr. GummerStatistics on farm waste pollution incidents and water authority prosecutions are collated by my Department and the Water Authorities Association. Although the exact information requested is not available for England alone, a considerable volume of information covering England and Wales for the years 1980 to 1985 was published in the 1985 survey of reported water pollution incidents by farm wastes in England and Wales, copies of which were placed in the Library. The equivalent 1986 survey is still in preparation. No 1987 statistics have yet been collated centrally.