Compulsory Purchase Orders (Birmingham) (Hansard, 5 April 1976)

§ Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to confirm the compulsory purchase order relating to the James Street development area, Birmingham.

WATER AUTHORITIES
				Unmeasured water supply	Measured water supply
Authority	Average Bill 1975–76	Average Bill 1976–77	Percentage increase	Average charge per 1,000 gallons 1975–76	Average charge per 1,000 gallons 1976–77	Percentage increase
				£	£		p	p
North West	…	…	…	13.66	15.10	10.5	42.5	48.0	13.0
Northumbrian	…	…	…	12.90	15.74	22.0	38.0	46.0	21.0
Severn-Trent	…	…	…	13.71	16.60	21.0	43.9	54.9	25.0
Yorkshire	…	…	…	14.18	16.60	17.0	41.0	50.8	24.0
Anglian	…	…	…	13.18	16.48	25.0	37.6	47.0	25.0
Thames	…	…	…	15.40	19.60	27.3	35.0	41.8	19.4
Southern	…	…	…	14.48	15.75	8.7	43.2	47.0	8.8
Wcssex	…	…	…	13.50	16.92	25.3	39.6	50.1	26.5
SouthWest	…	…	…	17.80	21.90	23.0	48.7	59.9	23.0
Welsh National Water Devilopment Authority	…	…	…	17.78	20.00	12.5	52.1	58.4	12.0

WATER COMPANIES
		Unmeasured water supply	Measured water supply
Company	Average rate poundage 1975–76	Average rate poundage 1976–77	Percentage increase	Average charge per 1,000 gallons 1975–76	Average charge per 1,000 gallons 1976–77	Percentage increase
		p	p		p	p
Sunderland and South Shields	…	10.0	11.8	18.0	38.0	46.0	21.1
East Worcestershire	…	6.35	8.0	26.0	48.0	62.0	29.2
East Anglian	…	5.8	7.0	20.6	39.0	50.9	30.5
Colne Valley	…	5.0	5.6	12.0	46.0	48.5	5.4
East Surrey	…	7.3	7.7	5.5	56.2	59.3	5.5
Sutton District	…	3.7	5.7	54.0	34.0	52.0	53.0
Eastbourne	…	9.4	10.4	10.0	63.0	68.4	8.6
Bournemouth and District	…	5.2	5.7	8.8	32.0	37.0	15.6
Bristol	…	9.4	10.4	10.6	45.0	50.5	12.2
West Hampshire	…	3.0	5.0	66.7	26.7	44.5	66.7
Wrexham and East Denbighshire	…	10.5	13.0	23.6	44.2	50.0	13.2
York	…	8.2	11.2	36.6	36.5	42.0	15.1

I have no up-to-date figures available on the average rate poundage charged by water authorities. Nor, as the tables make clear, do I have full information about the Water Companies.

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