§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the results of the meeting of officials of his Department with Lothian River Purification Board and the ferruginous pollution problems of the River Almond and Breich water.
§ Sir Hector MonroSenior officials of the Scottish Office Environment Department attended the launch of the Forth River Purification Board's water quality initiative on 16 May 1994. Topics highlighted by the board included the problem of ferruginous pollution from abandoned mines. No substantive discussions took place about individual rivers.