§ 68. Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many dwellings in Wales had a piped water supply in 1945 and 1951, respectively; and how many dwellings now possess a piped water supply.
§ Mr. H. BrookeI am afraid that the only information available for 1945 relates to rural districts. It is estimated that in that year 126,000 dwellings in rural districts in Wales had a piped water supply, and that the corresponding figures for 1951 and for 30th September, 25W 1958, were 148,000 and 194,000 respectively. For the whole of Wales, it is estimated that in 1951 some 598,000 dwellings had a piped water supply, and that the corresponding figure at the 30th September, 1958, was 704,000.