HC Deb 20 December 1979 vol 976 cc387-8W
Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now publish the Noise Advisory Council's report on hovercraft noise which was presented to his Department.

Mr. Fox

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Anglian 6,662 6,726 6,667 6,648 6,885*
North-West 8,818 9,005 9,175 9,141 9,446*
Northumbrian 2,110 2,279 2,325 2,348 2,448
Severn-Trent 10,043 10,364 10,651 10,865 11,185*
Southern 3,906 4,120 4,090 4,059 4,207
South-West 2,094 2,315 2,528 2,561 2,551
Thames 11,427 11,789 11,913 11,946 12,029
Wessex 2,245 2,210 2,237 2,261 2,353
Yorkshire 6,131 6,298 6,282 6,191 6,271
Welsh 4,970 5,376 5,600 5,601 5,594

Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish, or cause to be published quarterly, manpower statistics for each of the regional water authorities in England and Wales.

Mr. Fox

The water authorities publish information on their manpower annually in their reports. I do not think

Member for Gosport (Mr. Viggers) on 19 December.