§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the leakage rates of each of the water sewerage companies were in each of the last 10 years. [142301]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 8 December 2003]: Water company leakage data are published annually by the Director General of Water Services in the annual "Security of supply, leakage and the efficient use of water" reports, which are available from the Library of the House. The reported leakage figures for the period 1993–94 to 2002–03 in Megalitres per day were as follows:
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1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 United Utilities 897 874 789 666 579 510 487 463 452 465 Wessex 137 140 133 129 110 100 88 84 79 75 Yorkshire 525 546 495 430 377 342 317 304 297 296 Water only companies Bournemouth and West Hants 27 28 28 29 26 26 23 23 22 22 Bristol 52 59 66 65 59 56 54 55 55 53 Cambridge 16 15 16 16 14 13 13 13 14 14 Dee Valley 13 14 15 13 12 12 13 12 11 II Folkestone and Dover 13 12 13 12 9 9 8 9 8 8 Mid Kent 43 40 40 38 36 30 29 29 29 28 Portsmouth 33 33 30 31 32 30 30 30 30 30 South East Water 102 105 94 99 108 98 97 85 75 72 South Staffordshire 89 95 93 90 82 77 76 72 71 71 Sutton and East Surrey 31 27 26 27 26 25 24 24 24 24 Tendring Hundred 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 Three Valleys 190 187 200 199 172 158 145 140 157 152
§ Paddy TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list by water company the water leakage figure on the latest date for which information is available. [142448]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 9 December 2003]: Water company leakage data are published annually by the Director General of Water Services in the annual "Security of supply, leakage and the efficient use of water" reports, copies of which are available in the Library of the House. The reported total leakage figures in 2002-03 in Megalitres per day were as follows:
Megalitres Water and sewerage companies Anglian 192 Dwr Cymru 234 Northumbrian North 153 South 67 Severn Trent 550 South West 84 Southern 92 Thames 925 United Utilities 465 Wessex 75 Yorkshire 296 Water only companies Bournemouth and West Hants 22 Bristol 53 Cambridge 14 Dee Valley 11 Folkestone and Dover 8 Mid Kent 28 Portsmouth 30 South East 72 South Staffordshire 71 Sutton and East Surrey 24 Tendring Hundred 5 Three Valleys 152