§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Secretary of State for the Environment on what basis he proposes to provide for greater equality in average charges for unmeasured water supply between different water authorities in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe Water Charges Equalisation Bill provides for the cost of financing capital expenditure incurred by each of the water authorities before 1st April 1976 in providing water for unmeasured supply to be equalised on
DWELLINGS COMPLETED FOR THE SIX LARGEST DISTRICT AUTHORITIES: 1966–1975 Number 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Birmingham … … … 4,866 9,302 8,087 7,344 5,963 Leeds … … … 3,450 3,690 2,166 2,116 1,595 Sheffield … … … 2,794 2,463 2,358 2,574 2,542 Liverpool … … … 3,399 2,790 3,216 3,007 2,803 Manchester … … … 2,659 2,784 2,346 3,021 3,069 Bradford … … … 1,245 1,058 1,548 947 171 Number 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Birmingham … … … 3,528 1,468 1,601 2,397 2,872 Leeds … … … 1,696 1,236 1,234 1,722 1,776 Sheffield … … … 1,773 2,292 1,143 1,849 2,078 Liverpool … … … 2,568 2,534 2,526 1,649 1,845 Manchester … … … 3,991 3,484 2,632 2,504 2,612 Bradford … … … 202 301 205 523 474 Figures relate to authorities established on 1st April 1974: figures before then have been estimated. Corresponding details for superseded authorities prior to 1974 are given in Local Housing Statistics.