§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list for each water authority the target rate of return set for 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88;
(2) if he will list for each water authority the external financing limit set for 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 and 1987–88.
§ Mr. John PattenI shall answer these questions shortly.
§ Mr. Dixonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has, for each water authority, on the number of properties flooded by sewage in 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is set out below for English regional water authorities. The Welsh water authority is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Number of premises flooded by foul/combined sewage 1982–83 1983–84 *1984–85 Anglian †5,693 1,125 1,180 North West 4,100 2,730 950 Northumbrian 3,342 300 270 Severn-Trent 2,245 1,277 1,287 South West 800 770 770 Southern 350 273 389 Thames 8,300 13,250 12,620 Wessex 3,500 3,500 3,300 Yorkshire 2,104 2,050 2,050 *provisional
†Anglian 1982–83: includes surface water flooding
§ Mr. Dixonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the organisations which commented on the document entitled "Water Privatisation —a Discussion Paper", indicating which supported privatisation and which opposed it.
§ Mr. John PattenI shall answer this question shortly.
§ Mr. Dixonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has for each water authority on the number of people suffering complete loss of piped water supply for a period of 12 hours or more in 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is set out below for English regional water authorities. The Welsh water authority is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Number of people suffering complete loss of piped water supply for 12 hours or more (including repetitions) 1982–83 1983–84 *1984–85 Anglian 17,000 2,800 2,750 North West 55,000 35,000 45,000 Northumbrian 5,213 647 624 574W
Section A: Dwelling stock position at 1 April 1985 Thousand dwellings Local authorites Housing associations Other public sector Private sector Total 1 Total (including non-permanent) 4,511 439 292 13,275 18.517 2 Specially designed or adapted and intended for use: by the elderly (a) sheltered 271 83 3 11 368 (b) others by the disabled 292 15 5 2 314 (c) wheelchair 11 3 1 3 18 (d) others 21 1 — 8 31 3 Unfit 87 12 2 548 649 4 Fit but lacking amenities 95 7 4 461 566 5 Non-substandard, in need of renovation 1,209 18 23 1,525 2,776 6 Prefabricated reinforced concrete, designed before 1960 131 — 6 25 162 7 Difficult to let 321 4 2 n/a n/a 8 Total vacant 110 15 19 545 689
1982–83 1983–84 *1934–85 Severn-Trent 45,000 29,400 21,400 South West 3,000 2,410 2,420 Southern 1,615 2,880 5,700 Thames 42,000 N/A N/A Wessex 600 500 200 Yorkshire 29,900 32,000 90,000 *Provisional.