River Authorities (Form W.R.5)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Local Government – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 29 June 1965.

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Photo of Mr James MacColl Mr James MacColl , Widnes 12:00, 29 June 1965

I do not want to make any party point either about the Act or about the interpretation of the Act. This is a serious attempt to estimate water resources, of which there is a great shortage in the country. It is necessary, in order to find out how much water can be used in the future, to know what the demand is. That is the purpose behind the questions and behind the Act.