§ Mr. John GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment why, contrary to the requirements of the EEC bathing water directive 76/160, no bathing waters in the United Kingdom are designated or monitored for directive compliance.
§ Mr. HowardNone of the United Kingdom's inland waters meet the criteria for identification set out in article 1(2)(a) of directive 76/464/EEC.
§ Mr. John GarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many United Kingdom bathing waters passed the EEC standards for enteroviruses and salmonella in 1988;
(2) how many bathing waters in the United Kingdom were monitored for salmonella in 1988; and how many failed the EEC standard for this parameter.
§ Mr. HowardThis information is contained in the reports on the 1988 survey of bathing water quality, which I placed in the Library. I also refer the hon. Gentleman to the answers given on 21 February 1989, column572, and 14 April 1989, column 682.