§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many million gallons of water were supplied for consumers in Wales in the latest available year; how many of these were metered supplies; how many million gallons were piped for the Alwen, Vyrnwy and Elan reservoirs, respectively; how many million gallons were abstracted from the rivers Dee, Wye and Severn for transmission to England; and what is the total amount of water exported from Wales to England for the last available year.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts91,234 million gallons of water were supplied to consumers in Wales in 1980; 30,745 million of these were metered supplies; 1,473, 16,963 and 27,728 million gallons were piped to England from the Alwen Reservoir, Lake Vyrnwy and the Elan reservoirs respectively; 40,399 and 1,734 million gallons were abstracted from the Dee and Wye respectively for transmission to England. There were no abstractions from the Severn in Wales; therefore the total amount of water exported from Wales to England in 1980 was 88,297 million gallons.