HC Deb 02 July 1957 vol 572 cc879-80
37. Mr. C. Hughes

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will now publish the Report of the Sub-Committee of the Central Advisory Water Committee into the water resources of England and Wales.

Mr. H. Brooke

The Sub-Committee has not yet submitted its Report.

Mr. Mitchison

Does not the right hon. Gentleman consider that this question of water shortage is really urgent? Can he do nothing to expedite the proceedings and the Report of these Committees? They have been sitting for quite a time now and there is less water and more consumption of it.

Mr. Brooke

I am very concerned about all these matters. I can assure the House that this Sub-Committee is very well aware of the need for haste, and I am certain that it has studied what was said in the debates of both Houses of Parliament recently about the need to have this information quickly.

38. Mr. C. Hughes

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give a percentage estimate of the amount by which the demand for water for domestic consumption and industrial use will increase during the next ten years.

Mr. H. Brooke

I would rather not give an estimate in advance of the Report of the Sub-Committee on the growing demand for water.