Written question asked by Gordon Marsden (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 February 2000. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Thursday, 3 February 2000 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what initial assessment he has made of the impact on bathing water quality on the Fylde coast of the treatment plant at Fleetwood. - (Holding answer 24 January 2000).

Answer: Mr. Gordon Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what initial assessment he has made of the impact on bathing water quality on the Fylde coast of the treatment plant at Fleetwood. [106359] Mr. Meacher: [holding answer 24 January 2000]: The plant at Fleetwood, which treats sewage which was previously discharged untreated at several points close to the Fylde coast, was a necessary first stage of the bathing water quality improvement programme. Water quality monitoring studies by the Environment Agency show that the treated discharges from Fleetwood into the Lune Deeps have a negligible adverse impact on Fylde coast bathing waters.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 343 c655-6W; 106359
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Coastal areas Industry Pollution Monitoring Water Sewage Waste disposal Seas and oceans Fylde