HC Deb 15 July 1996 vol 281 cc404-5W
Mr. Macdonald

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the responsibility of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency in respect of environmental pollution in the Minches. [36457]

Mr. Kynoch

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency's pollution control powers are defined in sections 31 and 32 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974. These powers cover the regulation of discharges to controlled waters as defined in section 30A of that Act. The Minches are wholly within controlled waters.