HC Deb 23 May 1985 vol 79 cc505-6W
Mr. O'Brien

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what responses he has had to the Government's discussion paper on the privatisation of the water industry.

Mr. Gow

The discussion paper was sent to all water authority chairmen and to the chairman of the Water

Persons travelling as part of a family
1980* 1981* 1982* 1983† 1984† Total
Australia 2 2
Argentina 5 5
Bangladesh 3 3 6
Barbados 7 4 10 3 7 31
Canada 6 6
Dominica 8 2 10
Grenada 10 6 2 18
Guyana 2 4 6
India 6 2 8
Jamaica 52 34 75 61 14 236
Malaysia 3 3
Mauritius 6 8 6 20
New Zealand 7 7
Nigeria 7 8 2 3 20
Pakistan 4 4
St. Lucia 2 2 3 7
St. Vincent 4 2 4 10
Trinidad 5 4 4 4 17
United States 3 6 4 13
Zimbabwe 20 55 6 81
Total 95 97 184 94 40 510
*Shows departures by the year in which they were confirmed to the Home Office by International Social Service of Great Britain.
†Shows departures by number of persons who travelled during that year, as confirmed to the Home Office by International Social Service of Great Britain.

Persons travelling singly
1980* 1981* 1982* 1983† 1984† Total
Barbados 1 1 1 2 5
Dominica 2 1 1 1 2 7
Fiji 1 1
Gambia 1 1
Grenada 2 2 2 1 7
Guyana 1 1
India 2 2 1 5
Jamaica 15 11 26 31 14 97
Kiribati 2 2
Mauritius 2 2 4
Nigeria 5' 1 1 7
Pakistan 1 1 2
Seychelles 1 1
Sierra Leone 1 1
Somalia 1 1 1

Companies Association. The water authorities' collective response is expected by the end of this month. We have received individual responses from a number of authorities.