§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much water was estimated to be lost from company supply pipes, broken down by each water supplier, in(a) 2001, (b) 1997 and (c) 1992. [80874]
§ Mr. MorleyWater company leakage data is published annually by the Director General of Water Services in the 'Security of supply, leakage and the efficient use of water' reports. The reported total leakage168W figures, which include companies' distribution losses and customers' supply pipe losses, for 1992–93, 1997–98 and 2001–02 (in Megalitres/day) were as follows:
1992–93 1997–98 2001–02 Water and Sewerage Companies Anglian 273 240 224 Dwr Cymru (Welsh) 383 329 245 North West 945 579 452 Northumbrian 276 184 161 Severn Trent 570 399 340 South West 158 101 83 Southern 161 99 92 Thames 803 906 865 Wessex 137 110 79 Yorkshire 505 377 297 Water only companies Bournemouth and West Hants 27 26 22 Bristol 64 59 55 Cambridge 16 14 14 Dee Valley 19 12 11 Essex and Suffolk 96 82 73 Folkestone 14 9 8 Mid Kent 40 36 29 Portsmouth 33 32 30 South East 90 108 75 South Staffs 87 82 71 Sutton and East Surrey 35 26 24 Tendring Hundred 6 6 5 Three Valleys 205 173 157 Industry total 4,845 3,989 3,414