§ Mr. Tom Kingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to make the final determination of capital expenditure for water authorities for their 1974–75 capital programme.
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§ Mr. Denis HowellThe major part of the 1974–75 capital programme of about £227 million at November 1972 prices for the water services for which I am responsible was allocated some months ago. I expect to determine shortly the allocation of the £10.2 million reserve element of the programme.