§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many beaches in 1992 did not achieve the EC directive 76/160/EEC standard; and what action his Department has taken to improve their standards.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 16 July 1993]: The EC directive 76/160/EEC sets standards for bathing waters, not beaches. In 1992, of the 23 Scottish bathing waters identified in terms of the directive, 15 complied with the mandatory coliform standards.
Detailed description of measures being taken to remedy non-compliance in the areas of the eight bathing waters which did not comply are provided in the Scottish Office Environment Department report "Bathing Waters in Scotland, Monitoring in 1992, Summary of Results" a copy of which was placed in the House of Commons Library in May 1993.
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