§ 85. Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps are being taken to penalise water authorities which supply contaminated water to consumers.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe Water Bill will provide a new and strengthened legal basis for drinking water quality standards. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will be able to enforce compliance with the EC standards and will also introduce a new provision making it an offence for a water undertaker to supply water unfit for human consumption.
§ 98. Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he will take to reduce pollution from sewage discharges into the Bristol channel.
§ Mr. MoynihanI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave today to the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Mr. Jones). The measures apply generally, and no special rules are needed for the Bristol channel.