§ Lord Carterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What plans they have to give powers to local authorities to deal with odour nuisance from sewers and sewage treatment works. [HL6300]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)We shall shortly issue a consultation document setting out the available options by which we can achieve practical ways to deal with the problems of odour nuisance from public sewers and sewage treatment works. The possibility of giving appropriate powers to local authorities will be considered as part of the consultation.