ADOPTION OF PRIVATE SEWERS

Early day motion 302, tabled 24 October 2001 by Andy King (Labour). Signed by 132 members.

That this House welcomes the research being undertaken on behalf of DEFRA, the first ever to be done, into the extent of the problem of households having private sewers, in many cases without realising it; and calls on the Secretary of State to publish this research urgently and, in the meantime hold talks with the Environment Agency, OFWAT, water undertakers, local authorities and others to find interim solutions to this problem.

Signatures by party: Labour 82, Liberal Democrat 27, Labour/Co-operative 13, Conservative 6, Plaid Cymru 3, Independent 1.