§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of his review of the legal framework governing ferruginous pollution from abandoned mines.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 17 October 1994]: The recent consultation paper "Contaminated Land—Clean-Up and Control" sought views on a number of issues, including the possible removal of the existing defence provision and exemption from clean-up costs for pollution caused by water permitted to flow from an abandoned mine. The responses are currently being evaluated and the outcome of this review will be announced shortly.