§ Mr. OnslowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the rainfall required during the coming months in each of the regions of the United Kingdom if adequate public water supplies are to be ensured in 1991 without prejudicing reservoir and river levels.
§ Mr. TrippierThe National Rivers Authority estimates for England and Wales that rainfall ranging from below average in Northumbria, to average in the north-west and the midlands to above average in the south and east, in some areas substantially so, would be required in the next six months to ensure adequate public water suplies in 1991 without prejudicing reservoir and river levels.