asked the Secretary of State for the Environment on what basis he proposes to provide for greater equality in average charges for unmeasured water supply between different water authorities in England and Wales.

The Water Charges Equalisation Bill provides for the cost of financing capital expenditure incurred by each of the water authorities before 1st April 1976 in providing water for unmeasured supply to be equalised on

DWELLINGS COMPLETED FOR THE SIX LARGEST DISTRICT AUTHORITIES: 1966–1975
Number
				1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
Birmingham	…	…	…	4,866	9,302	8,087	7,344	5,963
Leeds	…	…	…	3,450	3,690	2,166	2,116	1,595
Sheffield	…	…	…	2,794	2,463	2,358	2,574	2,542
Liverpool	…	…	…	3,399	2,790	3,216	3,007	2,803
Manchester	…	…	…	2,659	2,784	2,346	3,021	3,069
Bradford	…	…	…	1,245	1,058	1,548	947	171
Number
				1971	1972	1973	1974	1975
Birmingham	…	…	…	3,528	1,468	1,601	2,397	2,872
Leeds	…	…	…	1,696	1,236	1,234	1,722	1,776
Sheffield	…	…	…	1,773	2,292	1,143	1,849	2,078
Liverpool	…	…	…	2,568	2,534	2,526	1,649	1,845
Manchester	…	…	…	3,991	3,484	2,632	2,504	2,612
Bradford	…	…	…	202	301	205	523	474

Figures relate to authorities established on 1st April 1974: figures before then have been estimated. Corresponding details for superseded authorities prior to 1974 are given in Local Housing Statistics.