Oral Answers to Questions — Sewage Discharge

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 30 January 1991.

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Photo of Andrew Welsh Andrew Welsh , Angus East 12:00, 30 January 1991

Why does Britain test for only two types of sewage bacteria when the European directive allows for 21 tests? If British beaches fail to meet even those basic minimal standards, how can Britain claim not to be the dirty man of Europe?