§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many internal drainage districts there are in England; and how many of these are administered by internal drainage boards, and how many are managed by water authorities, for each year for which data are available since 1974.
§ Mrs. FennerThis information is given in the table below:
Year Total Number of IDDs Managed by a water authority Administered by IDBs 1974 321 44 277 1975 314 44 270 1976 314 44 257 1977 292 35 249 1978 284 35 242 1979 265 35 238 1980 261 23 234 1981 252 23 233 1982 251 18 231 1983 249 18 228 1984 246 18 227 November 1984 244 17 227 Notes: (1) The Lower Wye IDD and Powysland IDD, which are included in 590W these figures, are situated partly in England and partly in Wales.
(2) Prior to the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food had responsibility for internal drainage districts (IDDs) in Wales; therefore, figures for 1974 to 1977 include IDDs in Wales.