Welsh Water Authority (Grants)

HC Deb 24 February 1989 vol 147 cc813-4W

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what grants were authorised to be paid by his Department to the Welsh water authority for capital works carried out under the Civil Defence (Water Supplies) Regulations 1949 in each of the financial years 1985–86 to 1987–88 inclusive and for what purposes they were paid;

(2) what grants were authorised to be paid by his Department to the Welsh water authority for capital works carried out under the Civil Defence (Sewerage) Regulations 1949 in each of the financial years 1985–86 to 1987–88 inclusive; and for what purposes they were paid.

Mr. Grist

Payments made by the Department to the Welsh water authority between 1985–86 and 1987–88 inclusive are tabulated in the following table:—

Amount of Grant paid
Financial Year	£
1985–86	74,457
1986–87	148,611
1987–88	335,022

The grant payments comprise contributions towards the costs of providing buildings, emergency plant, communications equipment and staff costs associated with civil defence work.