§ 75. Mr. W. Fletcherasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the failure of the water supply in the village of Four Lane Ends, Tottington, Lancashire, resulting in inconvenience and distress to its people; and whether he will therefore reconsider his decision to reject the district council's scheme to lay a piped-water supply at a cost of some £16,000.
§ Mr. BevanI am aware of the failure, and that the district council are providing water under emergency arrangements. No scheme has been rejected, but I understand that proposals for a piped
Loans authorised for local authorities in the County of Berkshire for purposes of housing and water supply respectively in the period 1st April, 1945 to 1st April, 1949. Local Authority Loans for Housing Loans for Water Supply Total Number Total sum Number Total sum Number Sum £ £ £ Berkshire C.C.* … 13 63,633 — — 13 63,633 Reading C.B.C. … 43 1,284,760 6 74,689 49 1,359,449 Abingdon B.C. … 7 147,171 1 2,926 8 150,097 Maidenhead B.C. … 22 399,563 — — 22 399,563 Newbury B.C. … 22 361,089 5 15,380 27 376,469 New Windsor B.C. … 48 746,470 9 14,665 57 761,135 Wallingford B.C. … 7 54,041 1 1,109 8 55,150 Wokingham B.C. … 14 164,149 — — 14 164,149 Wantage U.D.C. … 11 114,029 3 10,106 14 124,135 Abingdon R.D.C. … 20 290,953 — — 20 290,953 Bradfield R.D.C. … 39 237,798 — — 39 237,798 Cookham R.D.C. … 25 151,537 — — 25 151,537 Easthampstead R.D.C. … 11 287,032 — — 11 287,032 Faringdon R.D.C. … 10 149,884 5 26,779 15 176,663 Hungerford R.D.C. … 20 176,501 — — 20 176,501 Newbury, R.D.C. … 17 109,564 — — 17 109,564 Wallingford R.D.C. … 22 202,835 7 45,519 29 248,354 Wantage R.D.C. … 24 266,108 11 37,477 35 303,585 Windsor R.D.C. … 40 235,154 — — 40 235,154 Wokingham R.D.C. … 21 422,994 7 31,990 28 454,984 TOTALS … 436 5,865,265 55 260,640 491 6,125,905 * Houses for their employees under Section 97 of the Housing Act, 1936.