§ 36. Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is satisfied with the level of investment in the maintenance of public water mains in England.
§ Mr. KingIn 1980–81, the last year for which published figures are available, the water authorities spent 165W £66 million on repair and maintenance of aqueducts and water mains. The Water Research Centre is at this moment undertaking surveys of the age and condition of water mains and sewers and this will give water authorities more reliable information than they have now about the scale and type of renewal work that will be needed in the future.