§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research is being done or has been commissioned by his Department in respect of surface water quality.
§ Mr. Chris PattenWe have let the following research contracts since 1 November 1988 concerning surface water quality
Estimation of contaminant loads in rivers;Strategic river eco-system studies;Aerial inputs to the Severn Estuary;Effects of the Kielder reservoir on the River North Tyne;Health effects of sea bathing;Analysis of technazene and its breakdown products;Effect of sediment metals on estuarine benthic organisms;Biological effects of contaminants workshop;Fish farm chemicals in sea locks;Diffuse pollution from land-use practices; and Sediment water contaminant exchange.