§ Mr. Youngerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what were the total charges levied for domestic and industrial water supplies by the 38 authorities now comprising the South-East of Scotland Water Board in the years 1965–66 and 1966–67, respectively;
19Wwhat are the total estimated charges to be requisitioned in the current financial year on the 38 constituent authorities by the South-East of Scotland Water Board;
what was the domestic water rate in the county of Midlothian, the city of Edinburgh and the burgh of Linlithgow in the years 1966–67 and 1967–68, and the estimated domestic water rate in those areas in the current year.
§ Mr. RossInformation supplied to me by the local water authorities showed that expenditure on water supply in the Board's region in 1966–67 amounted to about £2.2 million, of which about £1.2 million was met from local rates (including Exchequer equalisation grant) and about £1 million from other sources of income, including charges for metered supplies. I do not have information for 1965–66. The amounts to be requisitioned this year, on which the water rates will be calculated, fall to be determined by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Water (Scotland) Act 1967, as read with the South-East of Scotland Water Board (Financial Provisions) Order 1968, and any request for detailed figures should be addressed to the Board. The domestic water rates in Midlothian, Edinburgh and Linlithgow were respectively 6d., 8d. and 2s. Id. in 1966–67 and 6d, 8d. and 2s. 2d. in 1967–68.