§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for the county of South Yorkshire for each of the last four years, the number of pollution incidents caused by(a) silage liquor, (b) farmyard slurry and (c) other pollutants; and what action was taken in each case.
§ Mr. MoynihanI understand from the Yorkshire water authority that the numbers of water pollution incidents in South Yorkshire in each of the last four years, and the action taken are as follows:
Numbers of water pollution incidents in South Yorkshire Cause of pollution Year Silage Slurry All Other Sources Number of prosecutions 1985 20 10 13 12 1986 2 15 9 12 1987 16 24 8 7 1988 24 11 40 7