§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many customers of water authorities or water companies, broken down by water authority area, had water meters in each of the last three years; and, of these, how many were domestic customers and how many were commercial customers, respectively.
§ Mr. Waldegrave; The information for the years 1982-83 and 1983-84 based on the budget estimates of the water undertakers is as follows:
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Water undertakers Household Non-Household 1982-83 1983-84 1982-83 1983-84 Newcastle and Gateshead* — — 9.5 9.4 Sunderland and South Shields* — — 4.4 4.4 Severn.Trent Water Authority 16.6 19.8 101.0 107.8 East Worcestershire* 0.2 0.2 5.2 5.2 South Staffordshire* 0.2 0.4 12.8 13.3 Yorkshire Water Authority — 0.8 58.0 68.5 York* — — 2.8 2.8 Anglian Water Authority 20.5 21.0 65.5 67.7 Cambridge* 0.1 0.1 6.6 6.8 East Anglian* — 0.1 5.2 5.3 Essex* 3.1 3.2 11.7 12.8 Tendring Hundred* — — 2.2 2.2 Thames Water Authority 2.4 3.5 70.0 86.0 Colne Valley* 0.1 0.1 9.1 9.4 East Surrey* 0.6 0.6 4.2 4.4 Lea Valley* 2.0 1.6 21.4 20.2 Mid Southern* (option available October 1983 for domestic consumers) — — 8.8 9.1 North Surrey* 0.2 0.2 5.5 6.0 Sutton District* 0.1 0.1 2.3 2.3 Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley* 2.2 2.3 8.4 8.9 Southern Water Authority — 0.3 35.0 37.0 Eastbourne* (split between household and non-household not available) — — 4.7 5.0 Folkestone and District* 0.3 0.4 2.6 2.6 Mid.Kent* 1.1 1.1 13.5 13.5 Mid.Sussex* 0.3 0.4 5.3 6.3 Portsmouth* 0.1 0.1 9.4 9.5 West Kent* 0.1 0.1 2.2 2.2 Wessex Water Authority 2.2 2.2 30.0 34.1 Bournemouth* 0.2 0.3 3.6 3.7 Bristol* — 2.0 10.8 11.0 West Hampshire* 0.8 0.8 3.6 3.7 South West — — 34.0 34.0 England Total 54.5 63.0 685.3 734.8 Welsh Water Authority 1.5 3.0 51.4 54.1 Chester* 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.8 Wrexham and East Denbighshire* 0.3 0.4 3.5 3.6 Wales Total 2.0 3.6 56.6 59.5 England and Wales Total 56.5 66.6 741.9 794.3 Comparable figures are not available for 1981-82. * Water Companies.
§ Mr. Gregoryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to the charges made by water companies and water authorities for the provision of water metering equipment, split between domestic and commercial users, including pre-installation inspection, installation and post-installation survey, showing any changes since 1981; and how these charges vary between the bodies concerned.
§ Mr. WaldegraveInformation in the form requested is not held centrally. For domestic consumers, the cost of a pre-installation survey where a charge is made, ranges from £10 to £16. Installation costs vary according to individual circumstances and the requirement of the water undertaker concerned; typical charges for internal installation are in the range £30 to £60; and for external installation in the range £80 to £150. Some water undertakers charge for a post-installation check where the meter has been fitted privately.