§ Sir Charles MorrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report, for the most recent period for which figures are available, the total amounts of licensed abstraction of water in each water authority area and the amount, expressed as a percentage, of water actually taken up in each area.
§ Mr. HowardFor the calendar year 1987, the latest period for which figures are available, the information requested is as follows:
Water authority (England) Amount of water licensed for abstraction (megalitres per day) Percentage taken up Anglian 3,614 57 Northumbrian 12,629 9 North West 5,922 64 Severn-Trent 10,282 62 Southern 2,849 60 South West 2,542 36 Thames 18,033 25 Wessex 1,775 57 Yorkshire 6,368 48