asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what tests have been carried out on the Beaumont Leys sewage area in Leicester, North-West, to ascertain what quantities of beryllium are in the soil;(2) what tests have been carried out on the Beaumont Leys sewage area in Leicester, North-West, to ascertain what quantities of arsenic are in the soil;(3) what tests have been carried out on the Beaumont Leys sewage area in Leicester, North-West, to ascertain what quantities of mercury are in the soil;(4) asked what tests have been carried out on the Beaumont Leys sewage area in Leicester, North-West, to ascertain what quantities of barium are in the soil;(5) what tests have been carried out on the Beaumont Leys sewage area in Leicester, North-West, to ascertain what toxic metals other than lead, cadmium, nickel, chrome, copper, mercury, arsenic, barium or beryllium are in the soil.

On 25th November I sent the hon. Member a statement which included details of the tests which have been carried out and the results. If the Government's expert advisers had been aware of any other tests I have no doubt that I should have been informed; but the hon. Member will realise that the testing programme is in the first instance the responsibility of officials of the Leicester City Council.