§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the combined standing charge to domestic ratepayers for water and sewerage in each of the English water authority areas in 1985, 1986, and 1987.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe information requested is set out in the accompanying table.
Water authority average household bills 1975–76 to 1987–88 Water authority 1975–76 £.p 1976–77 £.p 1977–78 £.p 1978–79 £.p 1979–80 £.p 1980–81 £.p 1981–82 £.p 1982–83 £.p 1983–84 £.p 1984–85 £.p 1985–86 £.p 1986–87 £.p 1987–88 £.p Combined all services North West 25.28 29.56 32.02 34.62 37.90 46.80 54.69 59.86 63.16 68.25 77.57 85.19 91.12 Northumbrian 27.34 36.40 30.55 32.06 33.94 41.95 49.19 56.86 64.52 75.22 80.38 84.34 88.63 Severn Trent 26.63 36.30 35.67 35.95 40.51 48.99 56.78 62.44 64.63 67.88 76.16 83.55 89.53 Yorkshirc 25.26 31.37 33.02 35.60 39.36 49.04 57.21 65.30 68.78 72.64 82.30 90.96 97.72 Anglian 31.12 43.48 46.12 45.02 48.83 63.01 75.08 82.66 87.80 93.96 105.98 116.69 124.03 Thames 21.80 28.15 29.31 34.66 38.62 47.82 54.47 60.77 66.74 73.41 80.75 83.09 87.74 Southern 35.42 36.68 40.40 42.20 43.80 56.60 67.00 74.40 79.20 83.84 93.76 102.78 109.10 Wessex 31.23 42.05 45.23 47.27 57.22 65.44 72.87 78.49 81.56 85.59 95.35 107.09 114.45 South West 35.01 45.41 48.26 49.68 54.57 66.72 75.22 81.24 87.96 93.48 104.59 110.90 116.08 English averages 26.65 33.90 35.13 37.50 41.47 51.37 59.47 66.01 70.92 75.73 84.56 91.25 97.18