§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment by what date he expects to achieve his target of spending £700 million per year on projects connected with sewage, currently costing £400 million per year.
§ Mr. Graham PageCapital expenditure on sewerage and sewage disposal by local authorities and development corporations in England is currently running at about £140 million per annum. This figure includes expenditure on surface water sewers as well as foul sewers. Making no allowance for price increases, it is expected to take between four and five years to spend £700 millions on these services.