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Mr. Steen
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out, in tabular form, how many waters, in each of the EC countries, failed to meet their obligations under the bathing water directive; how many met the mandatory water quality standard; and how many complied with the directive's guideline standards.
Mr. Yeo
[holding answer 19 July 1993]: Drawing from the latest EC report, "Quality of Bathing Water 1992", the details of compliance with the coliform standards for seawater bathing areas are as follows:
Meeting standards | |||
Country | Failing mandatory standards | Mandatory | Guideline |
Belgium | 4 | 35 | 7 |
Denmark | 60 | 1,113 | 1,009 |
Germany | 119 | 328 | 257 |
Meeting standards | |||
Country | Failing mandatory standards | Mandatory | Guideline |
Greece | 38 | 1,165 | 1,141 |
Spain | 96 | 1,239 | 988 |
France | 413 | 1,519 | 1,121 |
Ireland | 5 | 85 | 77 |
Italy | 342 | 3,691 | 3,428 |
Netherlands | 6 | 38 | 32 |
Portugal | 38 | 188 | 170 |
United Kingdom | 97 | 358 | 163 |