§ Mr. Woollamasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will take steps to ensure that all water undertakings will in 1963–64 increase their charges to meter users on a comparable basis with that borne by domestic users, consequent upon the recently announced increase in rateable values.
Dr. HillWater undertakers normally keep their charges to different classes of consumer broadly in line, and I would expect them to continue to do this after revaluation. In any case revaluation need not result in an increase in the amounts paid by domestic consumers, as rate poundages will be adjusted in the light of the new valuations.
§ Mr. Woollamasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether, having regard to the information contained in the 1962 White Paper on Revaluation, he will take steps to ensure that there is a proportionate reduction in all existing maximum charges of water undertakings to domestic users, as distinct from meter users.
Dr. HillA sub-committee of my Central Advisory Water Committee is examining the whole question of maximum water charges. In the light of their report, which I expect to receive during the summer, I shall consider what action to take.