Water and Sewerage (Hansard, 17 November 1969)

§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses in rural areas of Scotland are without a proper piped water supply and without a proper sewerage system, respectively.

§ Mr. Ross
About I per cent. in the case of water and about 4 per cent. in the case of sewerage.

§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much 217W has been contributed by him towards the expenses of local authorities under the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act 1944; what is the total expenditure of local authorities towards which he has contributed: how much is for water supplies and for sewerage, respectively; and what was his contribution and the total expenditure for each of the past five years, for water supplies and for sewerage, respectively.

§ Mr. Ross
Grants amounting to £36.9 million and £.million have been offered towards rural water and sewerage schemes costing £. million and £. million respectively.
Offers made in the last five years were:

Water Sewerage

Grant costExpenditure Grant costExpenditure

£m. £m. £m £m.

1964–65 2.04 3.23 0.40 1.31

1965–66 1.04 1.30 0.28 0.90

1966–67 1.07 2.16 0.20 0.67

1967–68 0.66 1.18 0.28 0.92

1968–69 0.81 1.527 0.52 2.92

	Water	Sewerage
	Grant	costExpenditure	Grant	costExpenditure
	£m.	£m.	£m	£m.
1964–65	2.04	3.23	0.40	1.31
1965–66	1.04	1.30	0.28	0.90
1966–67	1.07	2.16	0.20	0.67
1967–68	0.66	1.18	0.28	0.92
1968–69	0.81	1.527	0.52	2.92