§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what new controls over intensive farming520W and sewage works his Department expects to bring into force in the light of the two new draft European Community directives putting controls on fertilisers with the aim of preventing the pollution of drinking water; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will be in a position to designate vulnerable areas under the European Community directive on nitrate levels in drinking, ground and sea water.
§ Mr. Moynihan[holding answer 2 February 1989]: The European Commission has just published its draft proposal for a directive on the protection of fresh, coastal and marine waters against the pollution caused by nitrates.
It is too early to predict the form or timing of the measures needed to implement the draft directive, were the proposals to be agreed by the member states.