HC Deb 10 January 1989 vol 144 cc500-1W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what safety standards are laid down to minimise health risks to the public from polluted rivers, lakes and reservoirs.

Mr. Moynihan

Rivers and estuaries are already subject to classification schemes which incorporate standards relating to amenity and uses for the waters concerned. These schemes are being reviewed as part of the Government's proposals to introduce a statutory framework of water quality objectives for rivers and estuaries.