§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he possesses concerning the current rates of discharge of the pesticide pentachlorophenol to the environment; and what are the primary sources of these discharges.
§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 27 June 1991]: Results of monitoring for pentachlorophenol are compiled by the National Rivers Authority and returned annually by my Department to the European Commission. These results are also held on the National Rivers Authority's public
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1991–92 area protection grant and 1990–91 equivalent by authority with political control Local authority and political control 1990–91 safety net receipt and low RV grant £ million 1991–92 area protection grant £ million 1990–91 safety net receipt and low RV grant £ adult 1991–92 area protection grant £ adult Greater London Greenwich (Labour) 32.955 29.423 212 187 Hammersmith and Fulham (Labour) 13.148 10.307 111 86 Lambeth (Labour) 4.723 0.410 27 2 Lewisham (Labour) 25.091 20.325 147 122 Southwark (Labour) 26.352 22.289 160 135 Tower Hamlets (Social.Liberal Democrat) 18.966 17.171 168 143 Wandsworth (Conservative) 24.031 18.084 116 91 Barking and Dagenham (Labour) 11.678 9.015 107 82 Bexley (Conservative) 1.197 — 7 — Havering (no overall control) 0.934 — 5 — Hillingdon (Conservative) 7.361 2.994 42 17 registers. Discharges containing pentachlorophenol occur mainly in the north-west and Yorkshire National Rivers Authority regions where pentachlorophenol has been applied as a rot-proofing agent in cloth used by textile finishing companies.