§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the annual tonnage of sludge dumping in Liverpool bay and the Bristol channel for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. CurryThe amounts of sewage sludge deposited each year from 1979 in Liverpool bay and the Bristol channel were as follows:
Thousand tonnes (wet weight) Liverpool Bay Bristol Channel 1979 1,654 358 1980 1,760 393 1981 1,693 328 1982 1,642 320 1983 1,299 230 1984 1,283 305 1985 1,499 259 1986 1,541 257 1987 1,626 238 1988 1,629 273 1989 1,646 306