§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 12 December 1995,Official Report, column 588, on what grounds the water company projections of water balances for the periodic review are judged to be commercially confidential. [7556]
§ Mr. ClappisonInformation on water balances was supplied to the Director General of Water Services by water companies as part of a package provided on a commercially confidential basis for the purposes of the periodic review. However, I understand that the director general will be asking the companies if they would be content for information included about individual leakage targets to be made public.