§ Mr. OnslowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what increase in water consumption there has been in each of the regions of England and Wales during the past 10 years.
§ 1985. Mr. TrippierFigures for consumption are not collected for England and Wales, but estimates of the amounts of water abstracted from surface water and ground water in each of the water authority areas are shown for 1980 and 1988. Figures for 1989 will not be available until early in 1991. Data are given for each water authority area.
Estimated total abstractions from surface and ground water sources in each of the water authority areas in 1980 and 1988 and percentage change ('000 megalitres per annum) 1980 1988 Per cent. Change Anglian 700 768 9.7 Thames 1,599 1,618 1.2 Southern 498 594 19.3 Wessex 355 381 7.3 South West 1828 851 2.8 Welsh2 2,750 3,786 37.7 Severn Trent 3,205 2,530 -21.1 Northwest 1,854 1,173 -36.7 Yorkshire 1,549 1,148 -25.8 Northumbrian 415 354 -14.7 England and Wales 13,753 13,203 -4.0 Source: Department of the Environment.
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2 The very large increase in abstractions in the Welsh Water area is attributable to increases in demand for water by the CEGB for hydro-electric power generation.
Note: Statistics on water supply are also published in the Digest of Environmental Protection and Water Statistics, published by HMSO.
§ Mr. OnslowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of the current level of water extraction from bore holes in each of the regions of England and Wales for public water supply purposes.
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§ Mr. TrippierFigures for abstractions from surface water and groundwater boreholes by purpose and for all regions of England and Wales, are published on an annual basis in the "Digest of Environmental Protection and Water Statistics", which is available in the Library.