§ 44. Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a strategic plan for South-West England to take account of the impact of large-scale offshore oil and gas exploration in the Celtic Sea.
60Wwith the provision of water in Wales; how many artificially constructed reservoirs there are in Wales; and whether he will list the major ones, saying where and by whom they were built.
§ Mr. John MorrisAlthough there are a few areas in which there are supply difficulties the water supply situation in Wales is generally satisfactory. There are 18 reservoirs of over 1,000 million gallons capacity in Wales; details are given in the following table:
§ Mr. John SilkinNo, but the Government have encouraged the initiative taken by the South-West Economic Planning Council to co-ordinate the views and actions of the local authorities and other agencies concerned. At the council's request, a working party of central and local Government officials is identifying the possible impact of offshore operations around the South-West peninsula.