§ 25. Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the progress of his proposals to privatise the water and sewerage industry in Northern Ireland. [29826]
§ Mr. MossAs announced in the House on 29 June 1994,Official Report, columns 546–47, the Department of Environment's Water Executive will be established as a next steps agency by April 1996 as an interim stage to eventual privatisation. While the Government remain committed to the privatisation of water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland at the earliest practicable date, it is recognised that, for a number of technical reasons, this will not be possible in the lifetime of the present Parliament.