§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many sites in Powys are considered serious environmental or health hazards; what was the comparable number of sites in 1971 and 1981; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesSurveys of possibly contaminated land in Wales were undertaken on behalf of the Welsh Office in 1982–83 and 1987–88. The 1982–83 survey assessed two sites in Powys as posing a potentially serious environmental or health hazard. The later survey downgraded the risk assessment of both sites and identified no other sites. The Department holds no comparable information for 1971.