HC Deb 15 March 1960 vol 619 cc83-4W
73. Mr. J. Griffiths

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether, having regard to the proposals to extract considerable quantities of water from the County of Carmarthenshire to meet the needs of industrial development in West Wales, he will press for an early report from his Advisory Committee on Water Supplies in Wales so that these new proposals can be considered in the light of its recommendations.

Mr. H. Brooke

The Welsh Advisory Water Committee is considering water resources throughout Wales in relation to present and future needs. This is a large task, and it must be given time to carry it out. No major scheme to extract water from Carmarthenshire for industrial purposes has as yet been submitted to me; but should such a proposal come forward, I will ask the Committee for its views.