HC Deb 08 February 1990 vol 166 c755W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a survey in Wales of waste sites which might pollute water supplies; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Grist

A survey of contaminated land in Wales which included abandoned waste disposal sites was undertaken in Wales in 1982 and updated in 1988. The results of the survey have been widely publicised and a copy of the survey has been placed on the Library of the House. Current sites are licensed by district councils in Wales who are under a duty to ensure that waste disposal sites do not cause pollution of water.