§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what ministerial permission has(a) been requested and (b) been granted, for relaxation of sewage treatment works discharge consents for Yorkshire water authority; and what period of time they cover.
§ Mr. HowardLists of sewage treatment works for which applications have been made by water authorities for time-limited relaxations to discharge consents have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. Details of the applications, including the period for which the temporary variation has been requested, may be obtained from the public register maintained by Yorkshire water authority. The duration of any time-limited relaxation granted will, within the constraints set out in my announcement of 7 December 1988,Official Report column 199 reflect the expected time scale of the capital improvements to be carried out. None of the applications from the authority has yet been granted.