HC Deb 03 May 1994 vol 242 c441W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to impose a requirement on water companies to improve water quality.

Mr. Atkins

Drinking water in the United Kingdom is of a very high quality. My right hon. Friend has no immediate plans to change the quality standards, which the water companies are required to achieve in advance of the forthcoming revision of the EC drinking water directive.