§ Sir Dudley SmithTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements are made to ensure that bottled water offered for sale is tested as being safe and acceptable for public consumption.
Regions1 21979–80 21980–81 21981–82 21982–83 21983–84 21984–85 31985–86 31986–87 31987–88 1988–89 41989–90 Yorkshire (Yorkshire, North West Northumbria) 4.69 5.19 6.50 5.45 6.55 7.66 10.02 11.30 12.64 13.66 16.34 Midlands (Severn–Trent) 4.42 4.37 4.90 4.18 4.36 4.92 3.52 3.82 3.81 4.90 2.85 East Anglian 6.95 7.37 10.04 9.06 11.32 10.90 9.92 14.28 14.82 23.66 24.08 Southern (including Thames) 7.02 5.86 6.00 6.26 9.13 7.43 14.61 15.27 16.44 17.92 19.29 South West (including Wessex) 4.19 4.08 4.45 6.60 8.24 5.72 7.07 6.53 6.12 11.94 13.58 Total 536.68 49.31 55.17 58.44 66.37 65.01 62.47 68.88 69.23 72.08 76.14 1 Using Water Authority boundaries. 2 Details of expenditure by local authorities (including maritime district councils) and Internal Drainage Boards not available by region. Overall expenditure in England included in total. 3 Includes expenditure by maritime district councils by region. Overall expenditure by other local authorities and Internal Drainage Boards included in total. 4 Estimate. 5 Details of expenditure by maritime district councils on coast protection works not available.