Lord Dykes: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether biogas output is likely to increase from the treatment of sewage sludge with the latest improvements in anaerobic digestive technology; and whether increased use in public service vehicles or on-site power generation for factories is planned.
Lord Dykes: asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect the majority of sewage treatment units in the United Kingdom to be converted to the fast activated sludge processing technique.
Lord Dykes: asked Her Majesty's Government: What new steps they will take to promote the use of new technologies for producing energy and fuel from sewage treatment separation and processing, including sludge conversion, hydrogen output and microbial fuel cells in inorganic residues.
Lord Dykes: asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will propose changes to European Union bathing water directives 76/160/EEC and 2006/7/EC to increase the protection to the public from sewage pollution on United Kingdom beaches.