§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list the total water leakage figures(a) in litres per day and (b) as a percentage of total water distribution input in each year since 1991; [7157]
(2) if he will publish for each water company (i) leakage figures for 1995–96 and (ii) the leakage targets for 1995–96 submitted to the Director General of Water Services in each case (a) as a percentage of distribution input and (b) in litres per day. [7158]
§ Mr. ClappisonThe data on total leakage since 1991–92 are in the table.
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Total losses Ml/d Total leakage (per cent.) 1991–92 4,439 26.6 1992–93 4,620 28.4 1993–94 4,604 28.5
Total losses Ml/d Total leakage (per cent.) 1994–95 5,061 30.7 1995–96 4,980 29.2 Leakage data for each water company in 1995–96 are shown in the Ofwat annual report "Cost of Water Delivered and Sewage Collected" which was published on 27 November 1996. Water companies have not submitted targets for 1995–96, but are working towards meeting the demanding leakage targets set for 1997–98 which were published in Ofwat's May 1996 report, "Leakage of Water in England and Wales". Copies of both reports are available in the Library.