§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the most recent figures on the levels of acidification in rainfall(a) in Warrington, (b) the north-west and (c) the average for Britain as a whole.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe data requested are provided for 1988 in the table. The United Kingdom average has been computed from 60 stations in the Department's acid rain network, the north-west average from seven stations and the Warrington value has been interpolated from nearby stations.
Annual mean precipitation weighted acidity in rainfall Data region u eq H+/litre pH United Kingdom 25 4.6 North-West 31 4.5 Warrington 33 4.5