§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total amount of money spent in each of the last five years on improving the water condition of the river Thames.
§ Mr. MoynihanSpecific estimates for expenditure on improving the water quality of the Thames over the past five years are not available. However, total capital and operating expenditure over this period by the Thames water authority on sewage treatment and disposal, water quality regulation and pollution prevention was as follows:
£ million 1983–84 122 1984–85 123 1985–86 122 1986–87 122 1987–88 140