HC Deb 22 July 1997 vol 298 c511W
Mr. Colvin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his Department's definition of a public utility; [7577]

(2) if his Department defines Railtrack plc as a public utility. [7703]

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

There is no single, commonly accepted definition of a utility. The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines a public utility asan organisation supplying water, gas, etc to the community".

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