§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on cases of toxic waste sites being in close proximity to underground water supplies.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonMy Department has no information on cases of toxic waste sites being in close proximity to underground water supplies. The quality of groundwater is safeguarded by the statutory requirement for any proposal to use land for the disposal of controlled waste to be referred to the river purification authority for the area concerned.