§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now restore all public expenditure cuts to water authorities for the treatment of raw sewage; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawWe have no plans to do so. Water authorities' capital allocations are determined in the light of the overall strategy for the economy. Within individual allocations it is for the water authorities themselves to decide priorities and determine how much will be spent on sewage treatment. In the last three years, water authorities have spent an increasing proportion of their capital allocations on this work.