HC Deb 22 March 1982 vol 20 c282W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many households in Scotland still have lead piping in their plumbing systems; and if he will give figures for each region and district.

Mr. Younger

No reliable figures are available, but, as I indicated in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Bute and North Ayrshire (Mr. Corrie) on 17 February—[Vol. 18, c.171–72]—£1 million is being added to relevant expenditure for rate support grant for 1982–83 for survey work to identify homes with possible lead in water problems.