§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information his Department holds for the(a) Yorkshire water authority and (b) Severn-Trent water authority, that enables him to assess the extent to which potable water in these water authorities complies with the European Community directive relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption (80/77/EEC); and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HowardThe Department has information about supplies made by the Yorkshire water authority and the Severn-Trent water authority which regularly do riot comply with one or other of the standards in the EC drinking water directive and about programmes to achieve compliance. Information concerning supplies where there is occasional non-compliance is being submitted by these authorities in the context of further improvement programmes.