Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what investigations he has conducted into the source of the noxious smell detectable at Manse road, Manse park and Manse green, Newtownards; and what action the Water Service of the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland) proposes to take. [18758]
§ Mr. MossResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Water Service under its chief executive, Mr. H. R. F. Plester. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from H. R. F. Plester to Mr. John D. Taylor, dated 10 March 1997:
Mr. Moss has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the source of the noxious smell detectable at Manse Road, Manse Park and Manse Green, Newtownards, and what action the Water Service proposes to take.On 25 February 1997 Water Service officials and officers from the Environmental Health Department, Ards Borough Council, investigated a complaint about a smell at 7 & 12 Manse Green, Newtownards. This investigation established that the smell was not then emanating from the sewers or drainage culverts which serve the Manse Green area. Further checks by Water Service staff on 5 March 1997 revealed no evidence of any smell from the public sewers.
Table 2: GP fundholders expenditure on the purchase of healthcare from non-HPSS providers Northern board area Southern board area Eastern board area Western board area Northern Ireland area £ £ £ £ £ 1995–96 105,695 13,740 258,278 65,231 442,944 This information was supplied by the individual Health and Personal Social Services Boards.