§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many disconnections of the domestic water supply for reasons of non-payment have been made during the latest 12 months; and how many of these have been in Greater London and Wandsworth, respectively.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo centralised records of disconnections are kept in the Department and the following table has been compiled from information supplied by the National Water Council and Thames water authority for the financial year 1980–81.
England and Wales
All water authorities—6,294 unmeasured consumers Thames Water Authority
Wandsworth area—262 domestic consumers
Metropolitan division (which covers most of Greater London)—2,868 domestic consumers
England and Wales Local Authority DLOs Current Prices £million New Housing Other New Work Repair and Maintenance Total Work Housing Other 1980 102 109 667 717 1,59 1981 75 123 716 806 1,72 Change Percentage –26 +13 +7 +12 +8 1975 Prices £ million 1980 51 55 346 368 826 1981 33 54 313 352 751 Change Percentage –36 –2 –10 –4 –9