§ Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list those applications under section 31 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and section 107 of the Water Act 1989, respectively, for consents to discharge to the rivers Taff and Ely which are currently under consideration by Welsh Water authority;
(2) to what extent, in considering whether to issue consents under section 31 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and section 197 of the Water Act 1989, respectively, to discharge into the rivers Taff and Ely, the Welsh Water 306W authority takes account of down stream build-up of pollutants which will arise when the Cardiff bay development corporation constructs a barrage across the mouth of the two rivers.
§ Mr. GristSchedule 26, part III of the Water Act 1989 provides that all applications made to a water authority under the Control of Pollution Act 1974, which were under consideration on the transfer date of 1 September, are to be considered as if they were made to the National Rivers Authority (NRA). All new applications made under section 108 of the 1989 Act also fall to be considered by the NRA. I therefore suggest that the hon. Gentleman contacts the NRA's regional headquarters in Cardiff.