§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the fourth collapse of the 30 in water main running through Battersea and Wandsworth and the steps being taken to prevent recurrence.
§ Mr. MoynihanThis is a matter for Thames Water, but I understand that it is doing all that it can to minimise such incidents; the most important measure to minimise the risk of failure of this pipeline will be the completion of the relevant section of the London ring main, expected to be in 1992.