HC Deb 24 May 1984 vol 60 c467W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the Greater London council's (a) gross revenue expenditure and (b) gross capital expenditure for each financial year from 1978–79 to 1982–83.

Mr. Waldegrave

The information provided by the Greater London council, which includes ILEA, is as follows:

Unmeasured Consumer Measured Consumer
Water Authority Standing Charges per annum Meter Sizes Standing Charges per annum
£ £
Anglian Rateable Value up to £1,000 12 20 mm to 200 mm 25 to 2,625
£1,001 to £5,000 20
£5,001 to £50,000 50
Over £50,000 200
Northumbrian 8 15 mm to 200 mm+ 36 to 3,768
North West 13 22 mm to 300 mm+ 25 to 4,440
South West 17.20 22 mm to 150 mm+ 33 to 4,140
Southern (minimum charge of £14 applies) 7.60 15 mm to 200 mm 28 to 4,120
Thames Households 12 Households 13
Others (depending on pipe size) 12 to 4,800 Others 12 mm to 250 mm (excludes customer metering charge) 13 to 5,200
Wessex (minimum charge of £16 applies) NIL 15 mm to 200 mm 20 to 2,976
Yorkshire 5 15 mm to 250 mm (includes measurement charge) 36 to 2,988
Severn Trent Minimum charges of £14, £28 or £45 apply depending on pipe size NIL NONE but depending on the meter size the following measured service charges and minimum charges apply
15 mm to 150 mm 9.60 to 288

14 to 2,562

Source: Water Authority charging schemes.