§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to publish a model instrument of appointment under the Water Bill for the water and sewerage undertakers.
§ Mr. HowardI have today made copies available to Members of the Standing Committee considering the Water Bill, and placed copies in the Library of both
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1988–89 Rates and Community Charge net of rebate by region by tax-unit type (£ per week) Northern Yorkshire and Humberside North West East Midlands West Midlands East Anglia Greater London South East South West England (a) One parent families1 Rates (£) 2.61 3.78 3.30 3.39 4.16 3.77 4.96 5.98 3.69 4.22 Community charge (£) 2.08 2.46 2.07 2.25 1.94 1.75 3.70 2.47 2.05 2.42 Number (000's) 60 105 130 65 95 35 125 155 60 825 (b) Two parent families2 Rates (£) 7.12 8.03 8.62 8.77 9.38 8.32 9.24 10.98 8.24 9.13 Community charge (£) 8.37 8.87 8.18 8.43 7.35 6.79 9.61 7.75 7.54 8.12 Numbers (000's) 350 580 665 455 605 210 495 1,200 450 5,010 (c) Single pensioners Rates (£) 3.45 3.40 3.56 3.49 4.00 3.63 4.43 4.91 3.70 3.95
§ Mr. RidleyThe number of water authority sewage treatment works with numerical consent conditions which did not comply with their consents in 1986 and 1987 is given in the following table.
Houses accompanied by an explanatory memorandum. The model includes conditions concerning the charges, accounts, levels of service, asset availability and underground assets of the future water utility companies, and includes requirements on those companies to have codes of practice concerning customers and relations with customer service committees, disconnection of water supplies, and liability for leaking of water. The companies will also be required to provide information to the Director General of Water Services and to pay fees to cover regulatory costs.