asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he is taking to discuss with the Wessex water authority and the Bristol Waterworks Company the water shortage in the Bristol area which is now threatening employment prospects in the area.

Industrial action by certain members of the staff of British 1968 Act is being prepared by the Department. It will be acceptable for nomadic families to be offered council housing, but authorities will still have to provide caravan sites for those families residing in or moving through the area who do not wish to be housed.