Unadopted Sewers (Hansard, 26 April 1993)

§ Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make funding available to enable water public limited companies and local authorities to upgrade existing unadoptable sewers to adoptable standards; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
Responsibility for uprating unadopted sewers to adoptable standards rests with the owners. Sections 104 and 105 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended) provide an adequate mechanism to allow unadopted sewers to be adopted by the relevant authority and include provision for appeals to the Director General of Water Services in the event that adoption is refused.

§ Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to set up and fund a programme of survey work designed to measure the extent of unadopted sewers; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
None.

§ Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to how many households in Wales have unadopted sewers; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
This information is not available centrally.