§ 99. Sir M. Stoddart-Scottasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many days' water supply Leeds City has in hand; and what is the full capacity of their storage reservoirs.
§ Sir K. JosephI understand they have about 134 days' supply in storage at present. The reservoirs when full hold enough for 148 days.
§ 100. Sir M. Stoddart-Scottasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he is aware that 50 million gallons of water a day are escaping from the Leeds City reservoirs at Leighton and Caries-moor Beck; how long these waters have been allowed to run to waste; why this has been allowed; and if he will take this substantial waste of water into consideration before he grants Leeds Corporation a Drought Order.
§ Sir K. JosephI know that because of essential works now completed, water which might otherwise have passed into the Leeds supply system had to overflow into the river. But the loss to Leeds was only a fraction of the amount suggested. The corporation's figure is 6 million gallons per day. My hon. Friend can rely on me to take all the relevant facts into account in considering the corporation's application.