§ 85. Mr. MansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set up an independent inquiry into North West water's sea pipeline proposal and alternative inland disposal arrangements to solve the Fylde's sewage problems.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyMy right hon. Friend will consider the need for an inquiry when he has received and considered the water authority's applications for discharge consents under the Control of Pollution Act 1974, together with any representations that may be made when these applications are advertised.