§ 47. Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on progress towards the removal of pollution from inland coastal waters; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HowardI refer the hon. Member to the investment plans that I have announced for improvements to sewage treatment worksOfficial Report, 7 December 1988, cols. 199–200 and to bathing waters, Official Report, 20 October 1989, cols. 261–2. These programmes are the biggest of their kind, and will bring about substantial improvements to the quality of our estuarial and coastal waters.