§ 53. Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the result of his accountants' inquiry into the budgets of the regional water authorities.
§ Mr. HeseltineI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Reading North (Mr. Durant) on 2 March 1981.
§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress he has made in assessing ways in which the accountability of water authorities could be improved.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI refer my hon. Friend to the answer which my right hon. Friend gave earlier today to the hon. Member for the Isle of Wight (Mr. Ross).