§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will propose legislation by which the environmental costs of water extraction would be(a) reflected in the charges to the consumer or (b) taken out of the profits made by the water companies.
§ Mr. MacleanI am considering the possibility of incentive charging for both effluent discharges to water and water abstraction. I hope to issue a consultation paper later in the year.