§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the amount of money he proposes to grant over each of the next two years to the water boards for anti-pollution measures, listing the works scheduled for implementation under this grant aid.
§ Mr. Moynihan[holding answer 16 February 1989]: Water authorities are self-financing bodies and are generally required to recover the costs of their services through charges, borrowing and internally generated funds. The Government do not provide grant aid, although grants are available under the Rural Water Supply and Sewerage Acts of 1944 and 1971 and the Industrial Development Act 1982 but only for the first-time provision of sewerage. Some authorities have received grant aid from the European regional development fund for pollution control and other aspects of their operations.