§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the definition of sensitive waters to be applied in compliance with the European Community municipal waste water directive.
§ Mr. MacleanA consultation paper on the criteria for identifying sensitive areas and less sensitive areas under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and polluted waters under the Nitrates Directive was issued in March this year. We plan to publish the decisions made following consideration of responses in the autumn as part of a second consultation paper. This second paper will make proposals on the basis for identifying sensitive areas (UWWTD) and designating vulnerable zones (Nitrates Directive).