§ 116. Mr. Hefferasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to seek to change the law regarding individual water supplies to residential houses; whether he will make such supplies compulsory; and to what extent he is prepared to grant financial aid.
§ Mr. Graham PagePowers are already available to deal with the situation where a common service pipe to a number of houses has become insufficient for the supply needs of the occupiers. In that situation the owner of each house—whether landlord or owner-occupier—can be required by the water undertaker to provide it with a separate service pipe
As to financial help, Section 96 of the Housing Act, 1964, enables local authorities to grant-aid the provision of such a service pipe. Or, such work can be grant-aided if the separate service pipe is provided when improving a house with the benefit of improvement grant under the 1969 and 1971 Housing Acts.