§ Mr. John GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if, pursuant to his answer of 13 March, he will list the criteria of the European Community directive on drinking water which the supply in his Department's head office failed to meet in 1988.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe responsibility for monitoring the quality of drinking water in my Department's headquarters building rests with the Property Services Agency.
I am advised that the criteria of the European Community directive on drinking water for the permitted maximum admissible levels which the supply in my Department's head office failed to meet in 1988 are:
Permitted maximum admissible levels Sulphate 250mg/litre Fluoride 1500ug/litre Potassium 12mg/litre Sodium 175mg/litre Magnesium 50mg/litre Iron 50ug/litre Manganese 50ug/litre Nickel 50ug/litre Conductivity 1500us/cm Turbidity 4NTU