§ Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEYasked Her Majesty's Government:
What profits and losses were made by the nine Regional Water Authorities in England and the Welsh Water Authority and whether these profits and losses took into account a rent charge or interest on capital or both.
§ Baroness BIRKExpenditure and income, including rents and interest paid and received, and resulting surpluses for the English Water Authorities and the Welsh Water Authority for the year ending 31st March 1978 are as follows:
Water Authorities Total Expenditure 1977–78 Total income 1977–18 including surplus brought forward from 1976–77 Total surplus at 31st March 1978 carried forward to 1978–79 £'000 £'000 £'000 North West 158,241 182,619 24,378 Northumbrian 44,435 55,215 10,780 Severn Trent 203,061 234,332 31,271 Yorkshire 119,245 130,560 11,315 Anglian 147,281 166,208 18,927 Thames 247,663 280,282 32,619 Southern 82,143 92,083 9,940 Wessex 53,472 55,979 2,507 South West 41,311 44,709 3,398 Welsh 95,810 106,633 10,823 Total England and Wales 1,192,662 1,348,620 155,958