§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide a breakdown of the £7 million worth of surplus property sold by the water industry and show this amongst the 10 regional water authorities for the financial y ear 1979–80 and 1980–81.
§ Mr. FoxThe final figure for receipts from sales of fixed assets—very largely land and buildings—by water authorities during the year 1979–80 is £9.6 million. Receipts in 1980–81 notified so far amount to £5.7 million. Following is an analysis of those totals by individual authorities; no other break down is available.
£m 1979–80
£m 1980–81
Water Authority Receipt Receipts so far Anglian 0.4 0.4 North-West 1.0 0.6 Northumbrian 0.5 — Severn-Trent 1.4 0.3 South-West 0.4 0.2 Southern 0.2 0.1 Thames 4.6 3.8 Wessex 0.7 0.1 Yorkshire 0.4 — Welsh — 0.2 Total 9.6 5.7