HC Deb 13 March 1989 vol 149 cc95-6W
Mr. John Garrett

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on the longevity of the HIV AIDS virus in untreated sewage sea outfalls.

Mr. Howard

I am advised that there is no evidence to suggest that the HIV AIDS virus survives in the sea.

(A) Completed prosecutions
Defendant Company security(ies) involved Date of offence or alleged offence Outcome Penalty
1.John Bryce Winterbottom Trust Ltd. 5 January 1981 Guilty None
2.John Titheridge Joyce Titheridge Joseph Stocks and Sons (Holdings) Ltd. 11 December 1980 Day between 15 April 1980 and 11 December 1980 Guilty Guilty Fine £4,000 each + £250 to Legal Aid Fund + £250 costs—or 3 months imprisonment in default of payment
3.John Allan Crump Dickinson Harris and Sheldon Group Ltd. Day unknown between 4 June 1981 and 18 June 1981 Guilty 6 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years + £100 costs