HC Deb 20 July 1972 vol 841 cc178-9W
Mr. Geraint Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether, in the light of Her Majesty's Government's expressed view that the Water Resources Act, 1963, can bear heavily in cases where small quantities of water are abstracted by users, he will now consider proposing the abolition, at least in part, of the statutory duty to pay £5 per annum for a licence to abstract water.

Mr. Peter Thomas

I have noted my hon. and learned Friend's suggestion, but I cannot forecast when amending legislation might be introduced.

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