§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 17 May,Official Report, column 393, what are the statutory obligations relating to pollution that concern the standards of equipment used to transport sewage.
§ Mr. AtkinsThere are none applying to equipment and sewers. It is up to the water companies how they comply with the conditions attached to discharge consents issued by the National Rivers Authority and more generally how they avoid infringing other requirements relating to pollution.