§ Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will publish details in the OFFICIAL REPORT of the progress made in the grouping of water undertakings.
§ Mr. MacCollIn September, 1956, when the then Minister of Housing and Local Government issued a circular calling for wider use of the powers to regroup water undertakings, there were 884 undertakings in England. Since then the number has been reduced to 289.