HC Deb 20 February 1981 vol 999 c233W
Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Defence to whom residents on military establishments should complain if their water supply is not considered to be up to an adequate standard.

Mr. Goodhart

Service men should make complaints concerning the standard of their water supply to their commanding officer, who would contact the local water authority or the Property Services Agency as appropriate. Civilians should contact the water authority or PSA direct.

Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Defence who is responsible for the supply of clean and safe water within residential military establishments in the United Kingdom, whether connected to a main service or not.

Mr. Goodhart

The local water authority is entirely responsible where it delivers direct to consumers within a military establishment. Where it delivers only to the boundary of a military establishment, the Property Services Agency is responsible on behalf of the Ministry of Defence for maintaining quality within the boundary. Where water is obtained from bore holes, the Property Services Agency is responsible, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, for the whole system.

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