§ Ms LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the advantages of requiring all new housing developments with access to the mains sewers to comply with the requirements of the Public Health Act 1936 and the Water Industry Act 1991 in order that the sewers serving these developments meet the criteria for adoption by the local authority. [46648]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe Review of Sewerage Law carried out in 1986 considered the question of requiring all new sewers to be built to an adoptable standard but the view was taken that existing legislation which enables sewers to be adopted was sufficient. It is a matter for developers to consider the advantages of building sewers to an adoptable standard. The Government have no plans at present to make any changes to the current legislation with regard to the adoption of sewers.
§ Ms LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many households he estimates have unadopted sewers connected to the mains system as a result of developers not meeting the requirements of the Public Health Act 1936 and the Water Industry Act 1991 when constructing housing developments. [46649]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe information is not available to enable me to provide such an estimate.