§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the numbers of dwellings with lead plumbing by county and district in Wales.
§ Mr. Ian GristInformaton is not available on a district basis, but the Welsh house condition survey for 1981 estimated the numbers of dwellings with lead plumbing for each county in Wales as follows:
Number Clwyd 33,200 Dyfed 20,700 Gwent 42,600 Gwynedd 21,700 Mid Glamorgan 64,600 Powys 4,900 South Glamorgan 62,100 West Glamorgan 44,100
§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 6 July, Official Report, column 3, if he will provide further details of the Welsh water authority's programme to improve the quality of water in Wales with regard to lead content.
§ Mr. GristThe details of the Welsh water authority's programme to reduce the lead content in drinking water is a matter for that authority. I have asked the chairman to write to you the hon. Member.