§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the area of land sold by each water authority in England as being surplus to operational requirements for each year since 1983.
§ Mr. Moynihan[holding answer 9 December 1988]: The acres of land disposed by English water authorities from the Land Register each year from 1984 are as follows:
Size in acres 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Anglian 10 178 70 15 44 Northumbrian 3 17 3 16 3 North West 8 5 1 12 9 Severn Trent 2 — 27 — — Southern 4 — — — 16 South West 2 21 10 21 — Thames 7 44 — 65 53 Wessex 6 — 10 — — Yorkshire — 9 — — 32
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the value of the land sold by each water authority in England for each year since 1983.
§ Mr. Moynihan[holding answer 9 December 1988]: Receipts from the sale of fixed assets are published in the water authorities' annual reports. Copies are available from the Library.