§ Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what progress has been made in the establishment of voluntary targets by water companies in controlling leakage; [17432]
(2) if he will list those water companies which have established, but not published, targets for the control of water leakage; [17434]
(3) if he will list those water companies which have not established targets for the control of water leakage; [17478]
(4) if he will list those water companies which have published targets for the control of water leakage, together with the targets involved and the time scale over which they are to be achieved. [17433]
§ Mr. ClappisonMy answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mrs. Jackson) on 10 January,Official Report, column 270, indicated that all water 623W companies supplied projections of water balances to the Director General of Water Services as part of his quinquennial review.
More recently, eight of the water service companies—Anglian Water, North West Water, Severn Trent Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Wessex Water and Yorkshire Water—have made announcements concerning their plans for tackling leakage. The director general is continuing discussions with the water companies on their current intentions.