§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the amounts of sewage that were returned to land during the recent coastal storms; and what steps have been taken to decontaminate areas polluted by such sewage.
§ Mr. TrippierIt is unlikely that more than minimal amounts of sewage were returned to land during the recent storms, and consequently there should have been no pollution of land requiring treatment. Any decontamination which might have been needed would be a matter for local authorities.