Sewage Disposal (Hansard, 30 June 1988)

HC Deb 30 June 1988 vol 136 cc335-6W 336W

§ Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many outlets exist on the east Antrim coast for discharging of untreated sewage into the sea.

§ Mr. Needham
Five.

§ Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the remit of the marine survey to investigate the sewage disposal arrangements in the Islandmagee area, due to report in November.

§ Mr. Needham
Marine surveys in the Islandmagee area, which had been programmed for 1988, have had to be deferred because of other commitments. Marine surveys indicate, among other things, whether existing sewage disposal arrangements are environmentally satisfactory.