HC Deb 15 March 1991 vol 187 c690W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent assessment he has made of the presence of(a) heavy metals and (b) polychlorinated biphenyls in river eels; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Baldry

The National Rivers Authority is currently undertaking a monitoring programme for contaminants in river eels. Results are expected later this year.