HC Deb 11 February 1982 vol 17 cc439-40W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total volume of water in millions of gallons abstracted by the Severn-Trent and North-West England water authorities from rivers of which there are regulating reservoirs in Wales.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

58,169 million gallons in 1980, the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total value of water charges collected for each of the last three years for (a) Wales, (b) the Welsh water authority area, (c) that part of Wales administered by the Severn-Trent water authority and (d) that part of England administered by the Welsh water authority.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The totals of water supply, sewerage, environmental services, trade effluent and abstraction charges collected in the Welsh water authority's area for the financial years ending 31 March 1979, 1980 and 1981 were £92.785 million, £106.117 million and £125.036 million respectively. Similar information in respect of Wales, that part of Wales in the Severn-Trent water authority area and that part of England in the Welsh water authority area is not available in that form and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.