HC Deb 30 July 1997 vol 299 cc405-6W
Mr. Terry Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to introduce further environmental quality standards for the discharges of dangerous substances into controlled waters. [11852]

Mr. Meacher

A consultation paper proposing environmental quality standards for 13 dangerous substances, as defined in directive 76/464/EEC on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances

Percentage of owner-occupied dwellings: End December: By standard statistical region in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom
Region/Country 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
North 46.0 46.9 47.7 49.8 51.1 52.0 53.0 54.0 55.2
Yorkshire and Humberside 54.6 56.0 56.4 57.8 58.6 59.2 60.0 60.9 61.9
East Midlands 57.3 59.0 59.8 61.3 62.4 63.1 64.0 65.0 66.1
East Anglia 57.9 58.2 58.8 60.1 61.1 62.1 63.2 64.4 65.7
Greater London 48.5 49.5 49.8 50.7 51.5 52.2 53.0 54.0 54.9
South East (excluding London) 62.2 63.8 64.5 65.6 66.6 67.6 68.5 69.5 70.7
South West 63.2 63.2 63.9 65.0 65.9 66.6 67.5 68.4 69.6
West Midlands 55.8 57.0 57.4 58.8 59.9 60.8 61.5 62.3 63.4
North West 58.6 59.3 59.8 61.0 61.9 62.4 63.0 63.8 64.5
England 56.6 57.7 58.2 59.5 60.5 61.3 62.2 63.2 64.3
Wales 59.3 59.5 62.6 64.2 65.2 66.0 66.7 66.7 67.8
Scotland 35.3 35.6 36.4 37.7 39.1 40.5 41.8 43.1 44.6
Northern Ireland 51.9 52.7 54.0 55.3 56.8 57.8 59.9 60.7 62.1
United Kingdom 54.7 55.4 56.4 57.7 58.7 59.6 60.5 61.5 62.6
Region/Country 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
North 56.5 58.0 60.0 60.4 60.6 60.8 61.2 61.3 61.5
Yorkshire and Humberside 63.2 64.5 65.2 65.3 65.3 65.3 65.4 65.3 65.5
East Midlands 67.5 68.7 70.0 70.1 70.2 70.2 70.4 70.4 70.6
East Anglia 67.3 68.0 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.6 68.9 68.8 69.0
Greater London 55.9 56.8 57.4 57.3 57.2 57.2 57.3 57.0 57.0

discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community, was issued by my Department in March. It is planned to bring regulations containing these standards before the House shortly. In addition, I have today placed in the Library of the House a consultation paper proposing standards for a further 21 dangerous substances. These substances are:

  • 4-chloro3–-methyl-phenol
  • 2-chlorophenol
  • 2,4-dichlorophenol
  • 2,4 D (ester and non ester)
  • 1,1,1-trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2-trichloroethane
  • bentazone
  • benzene
  • biphenyl
  • chloronitrotoluenes
  • demeton
  • dimethoate
  • linuron
  • MCPA
  • mecoprop
  • mevinphos
  • naphthalene
  • omethoate
  • toluene
  • triazaphos
  • and xylene