HC Deb 30 November 1988 vol 142 cc280-1W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses have had their water cut off for each of the years from 1979 to the present by water authority regions.

Mr. Moynihan

The information requested by the hon. Member is in the table below; a breakdown of disconnections of households for non-payment is not available for years prior to 1984–85.

Data on the duration of disconnections is not held centrally.

Household disconnections for non-payment
Authority 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Anglian 218 774 2,268 1,586
North West 110 238 457 448
Northumbrian 70 59 300 480
Severn Trent 650 1,074 1,000 932
South West 76 404 404 324
Southern 115 1,249 1,152 1,164
Thames 788 225 576 1,594
Welsh 90 350 950 1,785
Wessex 0 0 0 32
Yorkshire 25 189 293 560

Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will produce a table showing the number of houses having water cut off by region and by length of time cut off for the year 1987.

Mr. Moynihan

Data on the duration of disconnections is not held centrally.