To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities in Wales have the resources to maintain up-to-date information on pollution levels on beaches in Wales.

Provision is made for local government's environmental protection responsibilities in the annual local authority revenue settlements and is thus reflected in standard spending assessments for revenue support grant purposes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to arrange the display of information on beaches in Wales to show accurately the level of pollution recorded for such beaches.

Although it is for local authorities to determine whether and how to display information on bathing waters, we shall be encouraging them to make the information more readily accessible.