§ 20. Mr. Collardasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs on what date he approved the provision of piped water to the villages of Deopham and Hack-ford in Norfolk.
§ Sir K. JosephMy right hon. Friend approved the scheme for supplying these villages with piped water and authorised the local authority to seek tenders for the work on 26th February.
§ Mr. CollardIs my hon. Friend aware that now, at the end of May, the Fore-hoe and Henstead Rural District Council has not even advertised for tenders? Does not he agree that the authority is handling this matter in a very leisurely fashion? I appreciate the many preoccupations of local authorities, but does not my hon. Friend agree that they really must get a move on in these matters once he has given permission for them to go ahead?
§ Sir K. JosephI understand that contract documents are not yet ready, but I am sure that the local authority will get them ready as soon as possible.