§ 33. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 24 June, how much was spent on (a) construction and (b) repair and maintenance of sewers by each region in 1979–80.
§ Mr. FoxIn the year ending 31 March 1980 the water authorities in England and Wales spent £171 million on new sewerage construction and £43.5 million on repair and maintenance of sewers. Following are the individual regional figures:
Expenditure on sewerage in 1979–80 (£ Million) Region New construction Repair and maintenance North-West 26.6 6.1 Northumbrian 15.3 2.0 Severn Trent 29.7 4.8 Yorkshire 16.2 4.0 Anglian 21.8 2.2 Thames 28.2 13.2 Southern 12.1 4.7 Wessex 7.8 1.6 South-West 4.6 1.0 Welsh 9.0 3.9 (The above figures are in outturn prices for the year 1979–80