HC Deb 16 March 1994 vol 239 cc677-8W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportions of waste water in each member state of the European Union are treated.

Mr. Atkins

The percentage of population in each member state served by sewage treatment works is given in the table:

Member State Percentage of population served by sewage works
Belgium1 33
Denmark 100
France 52
Germany (West) 92
Greece 76
Ireland 44
Italy 60
Luxembourg 92
Netherlands 90
Portugal 45
Spain 47
United Kingdom 88
1 Wallone region only

Source: 10th Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities, Municipal Waste Water Treatment, volume I, May 1991.