HC Deb 16 May 1950 vol 475 c146W
Mr. Granville

asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that six elderly people living in Peppers Wash, Suffolk, have to walk half a mile to get water, despite the fact that they are paying water rates; and what steps he is proposing to take to get water supplies to villages in Suffolk.

Mr. Bevan

Yes. The hon. Member will know from the letter that was sent to him on 27th April that the local authority have decided that the cost of providing a public supply would be unreasonable, and that I cannot determine the question in this particular instance unless I am asked to do so by the county council or by 10 or more local government electors in the district. In general, I am always ready to consider proposals submitted by the responsible local authorities and, I have in fact authorised since the end of the war work to the value of more than £750,000 on rural water supplies in Suffolk.