§ 17. Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on her public consultation exercise regarding sewage odour pollution. [133800]
§ Alun MichaelBefore announcing their chosen way forward, the Government's immediate priority is to evaluate the impact of the recent High Court decision that odours from sewage treatment works can be controlled through the statutory nuisance regime of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. We also have to consider the results from the complementary consultation of the National Assembly of Wales before we can announce our chosen way forward.
I expect to be able to announce a clear way forward shortly after the House of Lords ruling regarding an appeal on this matter.