HC Deb 17 March 1995 vol 256 cc729-30W
Mr. Nicholls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the cost of his Department's expenditure on water and sewerage in(a) the current year and (b) each of the three previous years.

Sir Paul Beresford

My Department spent the following amounts on water and sewerage during the financial years indicated:

Year £
1991–92 92,800
1992–93 124,000
1993–94 141,300
1994–95 106,200

These figures exclude the expenditure of the Department's agencies and properties where water and sewerage charges are included in the rent.

Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what response he has made to the proposals set out by the Director General of Water Services at the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities, Sub-committee C on the environment, public health and education, on 1 March, on the placing of a legal duty on water companies to promote the efficient use of sewerage services.

Mr. Atkins

My right hon. Friend is meeting the Director General of Water Services to discuss the issues.

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