§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many prosecutions have taken place under section 3 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974; and how many have been successful.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThere have been 720 prosecutions between the time section 3 came into effect in 1976 and the end of 1987. A total of 531 have been successful.