§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr, Official Report, 25 January, column 555, on what date the letter was sent to the chairman of the English water authorities; and on what date the order he referred to was laid before the House.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe dates on the letters were 7 January—all except Thames—and 23 January—Thames. The order was laid on 24 January.