§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the valuation of potential surplus land in respect of each water company at the time of privatisation; [15289]
(2) what assumed proceeds, from the disposal of surplus land, were taken into account when original price limits were set in respect of each water company. [15290]
§ Mr. ClappisonDetails for individual companies are commercially confidential. However, the total assumed proceeds which were included in the initial K setting process were some £300 million.
§ Mrs. JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the actual proceeds, by water company, from the disposal of surplus land which were notified to the Director General of Water Services at the time of the 1994 periodic review. [15291]
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§ Mr. ClappisonDetails for individual companies are commercially confidential. However, the actual proceeds taken into account in the periodic review were some £96 million less than that assumed in the initial K setting process.
§ Mr. JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list by water company those disposals of surplus land for which approval has been sought under licence condition K of their instrument of appointment since 1992 which have had a value exceeding(a) £500,000, (b) £1 million and (c) £2 million or more; [15288]
(2) if he will list, by water company, the number of transfers of land to associated companies for which approval has been sought under licence condition K since 1992 which have had a value (a) less than £500,000,(b) between £500,000 and £1 million, (c) over £1 million and (d) £2 million or more. [15292]
§ Mr. ClappisonThis is a matter for the Director General of Water Services. Details of disposals by customer service committee area are published each year in the Director General of Water Services' annual report, copies of which are held in the Library of the House.