§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the annual consumption of water for industrial, agricultural, and domestic purposes for the past decade; what is the average annual capacity, from all sources, of water reserves in the United Kingdom; and what forecasts there are for future water consumption in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. BaldryThe information that is held centrally is published annually for the Government statistical service in the "Digest of Environmental Protection and Water Statistics". The National Rivers Authority's March 1991 report "Demands and Resources of Water Undertakers in England and Wales" is also relevant. Both documents have been placed in the Library of the House.