HC Deb 19 January 1989 vol 145 cc268-9W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a list of orders made by him and his predecessors under section 29 of the Water Act 1973 requiring the Welsh water authority to seek a specified rate of return on its net assets, giving the date of each such order, and the date of return specified in that order.

Mr. Grist

The orders made under section 29 of the Water Act 1973 are as follows:

Statutory Instrument Number Effective dates Rate of return per cent.
1981/826 6 July 1981 to 31 March 1982 0.30
1982/1087 31 August 1982 to 31 March 1983 0.95
1983/782 13 July 1983 to 31 March 1984 1.20
1984/1470 24 October 1984 to 31 March 1985 1.25
1985/78 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986 1.45
1985/1805 1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987 1.65
1986/1952 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988 1.95
1987/2022 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989 2.35

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions since 31 March 1978 his Department made a charges option order under the provisions of section 19 of the Water Act 1973, giving the date of any such order and the location to which it applied.

Mr. Grist

None. The section has been replaced by section 62 of the Land Drainage Act 1976.