§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest figures for the number of people who were disconnected from their water supplies in Wales.
§ Mr. GristThe information is not available in the form requested. The latest available figures are for 1988–89, when in the Welsh Water Authority's water supply area a total of 1,249 domestic and non-domestic customers were disconnected.
The figures do not reflect the new procedures that each water undertaker is required to follow before disconnecting domestic customers under their conditions of appointment, which came into force on 1 September 1989.