§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment the National Rivers Authority has undertaken of the possible pollution dangers from the presence of Forest Moor naval communications and Menwith Hill station.
§ Mr. BaldryI understand that a gas oil spillage from the complex occurred earlier this month causing pollution of a nearby stream. The NRA undertook containment and clean up works to prevent further pollution. Improvement works will be carried out on site to prevent a recurrence. Discharges of sewage effluent from both sites are routinely sampled by the NRA and the results are available to the public.