HC Deb 18 May 1988 vol 133 c490W
Mr. Summerson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what the estimated consumption of water was in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) Greater London in each of 1958, 1968 and 1978; and what it will be in 1988.

Mr. Moynihan

The estimated quantities of water supplied are as follows:

Average per day in megalitres
Year Quantity
United Kingdom
1958 11,750
1968 15,300
1978 18,050
1988 119,900
Greater London
1958 1,492
1968 1,687
1978 1,918
1988 12,180
1Predicted.