Mr. De la Bèreasked the Minister of Agriculture what are the total number of farms and market gardens in Great Britain that are without a piped water supply.
Mr. HudsonStatistics on this subject are being collected. The investigation is not yet complete, but it is roughly estimated that there are altogether about 180,000 farms above five acres in England and Wales without piped water1708W supply to the farmhouse, and altogether about 210,000 without piped water supply to the farm buildings.