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Mrs. Helen Jackson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much has been spent by his Department on grants or loans to water companies under section 151 of the Water Industry Act 1991 each year since privatisation.
Mr. Yeo
Since privatisation, under section 151 of the Water Industry Act 1991 or the equivalent provisions of the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Acts 1944 to 1971, the following sums have been spent by my Department on grants:
| £ million | |
| 1990–91 | 5·95 |
| 1991–92 | 5·35 |
| 1992–93 | 4·44 |