§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what measures are being taken to reduce water pollution in and around the Humber estuary.
§ Mr. Moynihan[holding answer 16 May 1989]: The Humber estuary from its confluence with the River Trent to the sea, is classified as good or fair quality (class A or B). Since the early 1960s there has been a progressive improvement in water quality. Measures being taken to reduce pollution include improvements to sewage treatment works, particularly at Leeds, Huddersfield, Sheffield and Chesterfield; a new long sewage outfall at Grimsby; and improvements by several factories to their effluents discharges to the Humber and the Ouse.