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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Statement on what the outcome was of the consultation on `Water Quality Consultations on Regulations for Drinking Water'; and if he will make a statement. - Includes fact that Govt today issued response to the consultation on proposed Regulations to implement the new EC Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC) and new...

Asked by

David Crausby (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 December 2000

For answer on

8 December 2000

Answered on

8 December 2000

Mr. Crausby: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the outcome was of the consultation on "Water Quality Consultations on Regulations for Drinking Water"; and if he will make a statement. [142158] Mr. Meacher: The Government have today issued their response to the consultation on proposed Regulations to implement the new EC Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC). The new Regulations are also being laid before Parliament today. The Directive's revised standards take account of the latest scientific and medical advice and also conform generally with the World Health Organisation's 1993 "Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality". The most important change in standards is a reduction in the maximum concentration of lead from the current standard of 50 g/l (microgrammes per litre) to 25 g/l by 25 December 2003 and 10 g/l by 2013. Excessive exposure to lead is known to damage unborn children and infants. The new Regulations will continue the arrangement which enables customers who are replacing lead pipes in their properties to require water companies to replace their own lead pipes where the final lead standard is breached. Water companies will also be required to replace their lead pipes or fittings where the water breaches whatever lead standard is in force at the time, whether or not customers are replacing their pipes. Under the new Regulations water companies must draw up programmes of work to minimise the water's ability to dissolve lead from pipes, to replace lead pipes where necessary and to comply with the other 39 mandatory standards for drinking water quality which the Regulations contain. Existing arrangements remain largely unchanged for risk assessment, treatment and monitoring for Cryptosporidium. Also, companies will be required to retain basic water quality information on a zone by zone basis for not less than 30 years and to retain other records for a minimum of five years. Other drafting changes include clarification of which samples must be taken from each point, and the frequency of sampling; and provision for reduced frequencies of monitoring for certain substances and parameters where it is clear that future standards are met, or will be met under a programme of action agreed with the Drinking Water Inspectorate. The Government conducted a consultation exercise on the proposed Regulations in April this year. A total of 995 responses to the consultation were received. The large majority were concerned solely with proposals to keep national mandatory standards for minimum hardness and sodium. The new Regulations retain a standard for sodium but compliance with the minimum hardness standard will be achieved by administrative means. The remaining 45 responses came from water organisations and companies, a water consumer organisation, local authorities' Environmental Health Officers, health authorities, Government Departments, Agencies, commercial and other respondents.

Date

8 December 2000

Reference

359 c11-2W;359 c9-10W; 142158

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

Whether they will review the enforcement and administration of, and the need for, the Environmental Protection (Restriction on the Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/2170); and whether they will consider the repeal or modification of these regulations. [HL 4764].

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 November 2000

Reference

HL 4764; 619 c130WA

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

How many prosecutions and how many convictions there have so far been for offences under the Environmental Protection (Restriction on the Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/2170). [HL 4763].

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 November 2000

Reference

HL 4763; 619 c130WA

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

Whether they regard it as satisfactory that the restrictions on the use of lead shot introduced under the Environmental Protection (Restriction on the Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/2170) do not apply throughout the United Kingdom; and, if not, whether they intend to make representations to the...

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 November 2000

Reference

HL 4765; 619 c130-1WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many homes are connected to the domestic water supply system by lead piping in each region of the UK. - Inc table and figures.

Asked by

Chris Ruane (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 November 2000

For answer on

21 November 2000

Answered on

21 November 2000

Mr. Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many homes are connected to the domestic water supply system by lead piping in each region of the UK. [139608] Mr. Mullin: Detailed estimates of the number of homes connected by lead piping were made in 1991-92 in England and Wales. The information is presented in the following table where: communication pipe is the pipe connecting the water main to the stopcock at the boundary of the property and is owned by the water company, supply pipe is the pipe from the stopcock to the property and is owned by the property owner, internal plumbing is the pipe within the property to the kitchen tap which is owned by the property owner. Number of homes with lead Millions _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Region Communication pipe Supply pipe Internal plumbing North West 1.75 1.67 2.09 North East 1.43 1.44 1.40 Midlands 1.50 1.60 1.60 East 0.49 0.48 0.15 Wales 0.33 0.45 0.23 South West 0.40 0.37 0.35 South East 0.43 0.42 0.38 South 1.92 2.49 0.82 Total 8.25 8.92 7.02 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Since 1991-92, approximately 0.8 million lead communication pipes have been replaced by water companies in England and Wales. Information is not available on the number of supply pipes and internal pipes replaced by property owners.

Date

21 November 2000

Reference

357 c121W; 139608

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

How many prosecutions and how many convictions there have been in each county of England for infringements of the Environmental Protection (restriction on the use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2170). [HL 2769].

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 June 2000

Reference

614 c4WA; HL 2769

House

House of Lords

Farrington of Ribbleton, Baroness

Whether the timetable of the Lead Shot Working Group will make it possible for any recommendations the group may make for changes in the regulations to be brought into effect by 1 September 2000. [HL 2503].

Asked by

Lord Blaker (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 May 2000

Reference

HL 2503; 613 c94WA

House

House of Lords

Farrington of Ribbleton, Baroness

Further to the Answer by Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton on 13 March (HL Deb, 610 c1275), what are the terms of reference of the reconvened Lead Shot Working Group; and whether they will enable it to take into account any representations made about new alternatives to lead shot, as stated...

Asked by

Lord Blaker (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 May 2000

Reference

613 c82WA

House

House of Lords

Exchange of notes amending the headquarters agreement with the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (London 1997). (Previously Cm 4229).

Type

Treaties; Command papers

Notes

Received 05.04.00

Date

5 April 2000

Reference

Cm 4659;Treaty 36 (2000)

House

House of Commons

Regulatory impact assessment for the Air Quality (England) Regulations 2000. DETR. 2000.

Type

Impact assessments

Date

16 March 2000

Reference

DETR

Farrington of Ribbleton, Baroness

When they will reconvene the lead shot working group to assess the effectiveness of the Environmental Protection (Restriction on the Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/2170), as announced on 9 November 1999.

Asked by

Lord Kimball (Conservative)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2000

Reference

610 c1275

House

House of Lords

Farrington of Ribbleton, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

13 March 2000

Reference

610 c1275

House

House of Lords

Farrington of Ribbleton, Baroness

1st supplementary on the high price of non-toxic bismuth shot.

Asked by

Lord Kimball (Conservative)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2000

Reference

610 c1275

House

House of Lords

Farrington of Ribbleton, Baroness

Answered by

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

13 March 2000

Reference

610 c1275

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to replace lead water pipes; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2000

Reference

112815; 345 c599W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what assessment he has made of the steps taken by Thames Water to prevent leaks, with particular reference to the timescale for changing all lead pipes in street areas (a) in Leyton and Wanstead and (b) elsewhere...

Asked by

Harry Cohen (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 February 2000

For answer on

28 February 2000

Answered on

28 February 2000

Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the steps taken by Thames Water to prevent leaks, with particular reference to the timescale for changing all lead pipes in street areas (a) in Leyton and Wanstead and (b) elsewhere in London, including those from mains to house stop-cocks; if he will indicate for each London constituency the amount of such piping which is deemed to need changing; how much Thames Water (i) has spent on this in each of the last five years and (ii) it is committed to spend in the next five years; and if he will break down (i) and (ii) by (1) Leyton and Wanstead and (2) other London constituencies; what incentives Thames Water provides to home owners to change old pipes; and if he will make a statement. [111273] Mr. Mullin: The new Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC) tightens the standard for lead in drinking water from its current 50g/l to 25g/l by 25 December 2003 and to 10g/l by 25 December 2013. Where action is necessary to meet these standards, water companies will first treat water to reduce its ability to dissolve lead from pipes, or will optimise that treatment where it is already in place. Replacement of company lead pipes will be needed where water treatment fails to achieve the standards-- mainly in soft-water areas. This will become fully apparent only after optimised treatment has been in place for some months. Water companies have no responsibilities for the pipework within the property boundary, which will remain the responsibility of property owners. Thames Water has met targets for leakage reduction for 1997-98 and 1998-99, reducing leakage over that period by 29 per cent. Under targets set by the Director General of Water Services, this should be reduced by a further 24 per cent. by March 2001. Information about spending on leakage and lead pipe replacement is not publicly available, and would need to be requested from Thames Water. However, in Ofwat's publication, "1998-1999 Financial Performance and Expenditure of the water companies in England and Wales", Table 26 states that a total of 86,850 communication pipes were replaced by Thames between 1990-91 and 1998-99.

Date

28 February 2000

Reference

345 c5-6W; 111273

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

What are their criteria for imposing consistency throughout the United Kingdom in environmental and health regulations, given that the protection of wildfowl from lead poisoning applies only in England. [HL 864].

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 February 2000

Reference

HL 864; 609 c126-7WA

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

When they intend to introduce regulations for the restriction of the use of lead shot in Scotland and Wales, similar to those provided for England under the Environmental Protection (Restriction on the Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2170). [HL 651].

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 February 2000

Reference

HL 651; 609 c16WA

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

Whether Parliament will be informed in advance if the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and Regions decides to grant powers of entry for the enforcement of Environmental Protection (Restriction on the Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/2170) to officials of the Environment Agency or English...

Asked by

Lord Marlesford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 February 2000

Reference

HL 650; 609 c16WA

House

House of Lords

The air quality strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Working together for clean air.

Type

Command papers

Notes

Received 19.01.00

Date

19 January 2000

Reference

Cm 4548;SE 2000/3;NIA 7/99

House

House of Commons

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