§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what has been the proportion of water service companies' total capital investment in(a) water leakage reduction, (b) renewal of mains water supply pipes, (c) sewage treatment and (d) replacement of public sewers in each of the past three years. [5154]
§ Angela EagleInformation on total capital expenditure in sewage treatment and maintenance of mains water supply pipes and public sewers, generally referred to as maintenance of underground assets, is published in summary in OFWAT's annual reports on the "Financial Performance and Capital Investment of the Water Companies in England and Wales". Copies of these reports are available in the Library.
Specific figures for expenditure on leakage reduction are not available, as spending on leakage is allocated across a number of expenditure headings in the water companies' July Returns to OFWAT. These returns give details of the companies' regulated activities, service to customers and expenditure on both capital investment and operating costs in the previous year. Copies of these returns are available in the Library.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what investment was made by Severn Trent plc in (i) 1994, (ii) 1995 and (iii) 1996 in(a) replacement and renewal of main water supply pipes and (b) replacement and renewal of public sewers. [5153]
§ Angela EagleInformation on individual water companies' investment in the maintenance of water supply pipes and public sewers, generally referred to as maintenance of underground assets, is published in OFWAT's annual reports on the "Financial Performance and Capital Investment of the Water Companies in England and Wales". Copies of these reports are available in the Library.