'Housing is threat to water'.PLANS by John Prescott's department to build a million new homes risk making water shortages worse, it was claimed yesterday. A Lords committee report is said to criticise Crit´i`cise v. t. 1. To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to criticise a picture s>. [ imp. & p. the Deputy PM's office for failing to consult water companies, industry regulators or environmental experts over the plans for the South East. The Environment Agency has warned that parts of the region could suffer the area's worst drought for a century. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. reports yesterday, the Lords' committee will also call for more water meters in homes as well as urging water companies to deal more assertively as·ser·tive adj. Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured. as·ser  tive·ly adv. with leakages and supply issues.
Committee head the Earl of Selborne said yesterday: "I'm clearly not going to comment." The report will be published tomorrow. |
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