HC Deb 12 July 1988 vol 137 c118W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the cost to water authorities to comply with all existing European Economic Community directives on water if no derogations applied.

Mr. Moynihan

Some EC directives allow member states to give derogations from certain standards in certain circumstances. Where such derogations have been given, information on the cost of complying with the relevant standard is not available.