§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated addition to the United Kingdom agricultural industry's annual costs arising from the scale of water charges to be levied after 12th April.
§ Mr. MoyleIncreases in water charges arising from the scales to be introduced by the new water authorities will be taken into account as one of the cost items at the 1975 Annual Review. At this stage it is not possible to assess precisely the additional cost to the farming industry.