§ Mr. John GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether his Department's recent announcement that in 1988, 254 out of the 380 designated British bathing waters met European Economic Community standards used the same basis of evaluation as his written answer on 5 May 1988 that 262 out of 374 bathing waters met European Economic Community standards.
§ Mr. MoynihanNo. As my hon. Friend the Minister for Water and Planning explained in his reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Derby, North (Mr. Knight) at column 572, the 1988 results reported on 21 February were assessed on a more stringent basis.