§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to announce the K factors to be given to the statutory water companies.
§ Mr. Chris Patten[holding answer 19 October 1989]: I plan to announce before the end of December the K values which I propose to determine in respect of statutory water companies.
§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each water company region the number of members of the public who have registered an interest in purchasing shares in the water industry.
§ Mr. Chris Patten[holding answer 19 October 1989]: No. The prospectus will contain all information on registration that is material to investors' decisions.