Chris Smith on drinking water ruling

Title

Chris Smith on drinking water ruling

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 Nov 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:42

Description

Paul Rowley interviews Labour Party environment spokesman Chris Smith about a ruling by the European Court that British water companies have not maintained sufficient standards of purity in drinking water. Smith accuses the UK Government of complacency and calls for tougher safeguards to improve the quality of drinking water.

Contributors

Paul Rowley; Chris Smith

Keywords

Government; UK; Great Britain; Privatization; Legal decisions; Water quality; Drinking water; European Court of Justice; Water companies

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