§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if refunds of water charges are available to householders who are dissatisfied with the quality and colour of their water supply; and how many disconnections of water supplies have occurred in the last five years where consumers have refused to pay water charges because of poor quality water.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to obtain information on the disconnections of water supplies by(a) water authority and (b) local authority area.
§ Mrs. RoeInformation on the number of disconnections for non-payment is collected annually by my Department from each water authority. Latest figures for 1986–87 are as follows. Figures by local authority area are not available centrally.
Number North West 457 Northumbrian 300 Severn Trent 1,000 Yorkshire 293 Anglian 2,268 Thames 576 Southern 1,152 Wessex 0 South West 404 England 6,450