HC Deb 06 February 1991 vol 185 c159W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the capacity of each dam in Wales which falls within the scope of the Reservoirs Act 1975; and if he will give, in each case, the name of the undertaker.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

This information is not held centrally. However, most of it is available on public registers maintained by the enforcement authorities and available for inspection at their principal offices during normal working hours.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many dams in each county in Wales fall within the scope of the Reservoirs Act 1975.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

This information, which is drawn from the latest bi-annual reports submitted to the Secretary of State by enforcement authorities—county councils—in April 1989, is as follows:

Reservoirs falling within the scope of the Reservoirs Act 1975
County Number
Clwyd 28
Gwynedd 51
Powys 39
Dyfed 52
West Glamorgan 13
Mid Glamorgan 19
South Glamorgan 5
Gwent 22
Total 229

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what remedial works have been carried out to dams in Wales under the terms of the Reservoirs Act 1975; and what was the expenditure involved in each case.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

This information in not held centrally.

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