HC Deb 28 June 1995 vol 262 c715W
21. Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to improve the water and sewerage systems serving Scotland. [29392]

Mr. Kynoch

The Government have introduced a number of regulations relating to the quality of water to be supplied and the standards to be met by sewage discharges. These are The Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 1990 and The Urban Waste Water Treatment (Scotland) Regulations 1994. It is for the regional and islands councils, and from April 1996 the new water authorities, to bring forward programmes of works to comply with the prescribed standards in specified timescales. Progress is monitored by the Scottish Office.