Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 5 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 February 1998. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Friday, 13 February 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what preliminary research his Department undertook prior to the determination of the standards required in the discharge consents granted to Southern Water's waste water treatment plants in the Solent; and by what means his Department evaluates the current discharge consents; and questions on the proposed new Southern Water sites at Portsmouth and Havant; and their ability to meet the required water quality standards; the current storm overflow at Budds Farm; and account taken of representations from local people in determining the standards required in the discharge consent for Langstone Harbour and the Solent. - Inc ref to AMP2 Guidelines Version 2 in the Environment Agency's Discharge Consents Manual.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

306 c417-8W; 28799;28801;28800;28702;28650

Session

1997-98

Subjects

EU law Pollution Portsmouth Water Havant Sewage Southern Water Water treatment Langstone Harbour Solent