HC Deb 10 November 1959 vol 613 cc18-22W
Mr. Mitchison

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs which statutory water undertakers have restricted domestic supplies during the last six months, between what dates, to what extent, and under what powers; and how many of such restrictions are still in force.

Sir K. Joseph

My right hon. Friend does not have full information about those restrictions which can be imposed by water undertakers without reference to him. He understands, however, from the British Waterworks Association that at the end of September they were aware of 199 water undertakers in England and Wales who had imposed restrictions on the use of hose-pipes; 34 of these had also imposed other restrictions on domestic supplies such as turning off supplies for part of the day.

In a few places the hose-pipe restrictions began in May. In general, other restrictions did not begin before August. Almost all the restrictions were still in force on 30th September.

APPLICATIONS MADE BY STATUTORY WATER UNDERTAKERS FOR ORDERS UNDER SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF THE WATER ACT, 1958, AND ORDERS MADE, DURING THE SIX MONTHS ENDING 2ND NOVEMBER, 1959
England
Name of Undertaker making Application Section Name and Number of Order (if made)
Durham County Water Board 1 and 2 Durham County Water (Emergency) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1276.
Macclesfield Borough Council 1 Macclesfield Water (Emergency) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1124.
Macclesfield Borough Council 1 Macclesfield Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1630.
Stockport County Borough Council 1 Stockport Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1494.
Stockport County Borough Council 1 Stockport Water (Drought) Order No. 2, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1675.
Stockport County Borough Council 2 Application under consideration.
Stockport County Borough Council 2 Application under consideration.
Leeds County Borough Council 1 Leeds Corporation Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1526.
Leeds County Borough Council 2 Leeds Corporation Water (Drought) Order No. 2, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1777.
Leeds County Borough Council 1 Leeds Corporation Water (Drought) Order No. 3, 1959. (S.I. number not yet known.)
North Devon Water Board 1 North Devon Water Board (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1518.
Bridgwater Borough Council 1 Bridgwater Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1570.
Tees Valley and Cleveland Water Board 2 Tees Valley and Cleveland Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1674.
Tees Valley and Cleveland Water Board 1 Tees Valley and Cleveland Water (Drought) Order No. 2, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1779.
Tees Valley and Cleveland Water Board 1 Tees Valley and Cleveland Water (Drought) Order No. 3, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1795.
Tees Valley and Cleveland Water Board 1 Application under consideration.
Otley Urban District Council 1 Otley Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1713.
Irwell Valley Water Board 1 and 2 Irwell Valley Water Board (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1712.
Burnley County Borough Council 1 and 2 Burnley Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1710.
Ilkley Urban District Council 1 Ilkley Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1711.
Torquay Borough Council 1 Torquay Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1716.
Todmorden Borough Council 1 Todmorden Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I 1959 No. 1708.

The powers to impose restrictions are given by Section 16 of the Water Act, 1945, Sections 30 and 39 of the Third Schedule to the Act, orders made under Section 2 of the Water Act, 1958, and in some cases by provisions in local or private Acts.

Mr. Mitchison

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what applications he has received during the last six months, and from which statutory water undertakers; and what orders he has made, respectively, under Section 1 and Section 2 of the Water Act, 1958.

Sir K. Joseph

The information is given in the following table:

Name of Undertaker making Application Section Name and Number of Order (if made)
Nelson Borough Council 1 and 2 Nelson Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1700.
Sheffield County Borough Council 1 Sheffield Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I 1959 No. 1734.
Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District Council. 1 Chapel-en-le-Frith Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1723.
Wortley Rural District Council 2 Wortley Rural Water (Drought) Order, 1959–S.I. 1959 No. 1735.
Batley Borough Council 1 Batley Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1760.
Fylde Water Board 1 Fylde Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1748.
Morley Borough Council 1 and 2 Morley Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1752.
Burnley Rural District Council 2 Burnley Rural Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1761.
Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company. 1 Newcastle and Gateshead Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1749.
Bacup Borough Council 1 and 2 Bacup Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1753.
Claro Water Board 1 Claro Water Board (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1762.
Claro Water Board 1 Application under consideration.
Liverpool County Borough Council 1 Liverpool Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1807.
Liverpool County Borough Council 1 Application under consideration.
Huddersfield County Borough Council 1 Huddersfield Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1780.
Huddersfield County Borough Council 2 Huddersfield Water (Drought) Order No. 2,1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1800.
Dewsbury County Borough Council 2 Dewsbury Water (Drought) Order, 1959. SI 1959 No. 1798.
Heckmondwike Urban District Council 2 Heckmondwike Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1799.
Wakefield County Borough Council 1 and 2 Wakefield Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I 1959 No. 1786.
Manchester County Borough Council 1 Manchester Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1785.
Derwent Valley Water Board 1 Derwent Valley Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1794.
Horbury Urban District Council 2 Horbury Water (Drought) Order, 1959. SI 1959 No. 1840.
Horsforth Urban District Council 2 Horsforth Water (Drought) Order, 1959. SI 1959 No. 1804.
Tadcaster Rural District Council 2 Tadcaster Rural Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I. 1959 No. 1841.
Barnsley County Borough Council 1 Application under consideration.
Preston and District Water Board 1 Application under consideration.
Bredbury and Romiley Urban District Council. 2 Application under consideration.
Bredbury and Romiley Urban District Council. 2 Application under consideration.
Buxton Borough Council 2 Application under consideration.
Craven Water Board 1 and 2 Application under consideration.
Leicester County Borough Council 2 Application under consideration.
Garforth Urban District Council 2 Application under consideration.
Kiveton Park Rural District Council 2 Application under consideration.
Denby Dale Urban District Council 2 Application under consideration.
Rotherham County Borough Council 2 Application under consideration.
Rotherham Rural District Council 2 Application under consideration.
Rawmarsh Urban District Council 2 Application under consideration.
Wales
Prescelly Water Company 1 Prescelly Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I 1959 No. 1694.
Haverfordwest Rural District Counci1 1 Haverfordwest Rural Water (Drought) Order, 1959. S.I 1959 No. 1724.
Newport Corporation 1 Application under consideration.
Abertillery and District Water Board 1 Application under consideration.