§ 22. Mr. Costainasked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will list the water distillation plants, with their individual capacity, for which his Department is responsible, together with the starting and completion dates.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Public Building and Works (Mr. James Boyden)I will, with per-
| DISTILLATION PLANTS | |||||
| Location | Starting Date | Completion Date | Capacity (gallons per day) | ||
| Ascension Island (3 Distillers)† | … | … | March, 1964 | June, 1966 | 2×21,000 |
| 1×9,000 | |||||
| Cyprus (Dhekelia)† | … | … | November, 1962 | May, 1965 | 334,000 |
| Gibraltar: | |||||
| Glen Rocky | … | … | —+ | 1942 | 34,000 |
| Mediterranean Cave | … | … | —+ | 1945 | 34,000 |
| Rosia Bay | … | … | —+ | 1951 | 34,000 |
| N.A.T.O. (East Side) | … | … | —+ | February, 1961 | 210,000 |
| Middle East: | |||||
| Sharjah (4 Distillers) | … | … | June, 1963 | June, 1964 | 4×8,000 |
| Masirah (2 Distillers) | … | … | April, 1963 | November, 1963 | 2×8,000 |
§ In addition the following electrodialysis plants are operated to provide potable water:—
| Location | Starting Date | Completion Date | Capacity (gallons per day) | ||
| Middle East (Bahrein Islands): | |||||
| Muharraq (2 Plants) | … | … | December, 1964 | August, 1965 | 2×6,400 |
| Hamala | … | … | May, 1962 | March, 1963 | 3,000 |
| Jufair | … | … | December, 1961 | November, 1962 | 5,000* |
| Cyrenaica (E1 Adem) (3 Plants) | … | … | —+ | December, 1961 | 16,000 |
| —+ | September, 1962 | 22,000 | |||
| —+ | September, 1963 | 22,000 | |||
| * Two further plants under construction, due to be completed by early 1966, will increase capacity to a total of 15,000 gallons per day. | |||||
| † Combined electricity generating/water distillation plants. | |||||
| + Precise starting dates not available. |