§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many prosecutions have been brought against farmers for alleged pollution incidents in Wales in(a) 1991, (b) 1992, (c) 1993 and (d) in the last six months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodThis information is not held centrally. Information on numbers of prosecutions brought by the National Rivers Authority in its Welsh region following farm water pollution incidents is contained in the authority's annual reports on "Water Pollution Incidents in England and Wales", copies of which are available in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many companies in Wales were taken to court for polluting the environment in 1993; how many of them were successfully prosecuted; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesHer Majesty's inspectorate of pollution prosecuted three companies in 1993. All three prosecutions were successful.
Information about prosecutions undertaken by the National Rivers Authority is included in its annual reports, copies of which are held in the Library of the House.
Details of prosecution actions by local authorities are not held centrally.