HC Deb 23 May 1988 vol 134 c81W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the average annual cost of water rates and the environmental services component respectively, for the current year and 1987, for each regional water authority in England.

Mr. Moynihan

The information requested by the hon. Member relating to 1987–88 is contained in the table. The information for 1988–89 is not yet available.

Household water charges: 1987–88
Total Environmental services
£.p £.p
North West 91.12 1.02
Northumbrian 88.63 .01
Severn Trent 89.53 1.39
Yorkshire 97.72 .82
Anglian 124.03 1.98
Thames 87.74 1.09
Southern 109.01 1.41
Wessex 114.45 1.63
South West 116.08 2.84

Source: Water Authority returns to DOE.

Net revenue and capital expenditure1
£ million
Revenue Capital
1986–87 prices 1986–87 prices
Year Cash Using GDP deflator Using HCHS pay and prices deflator Cash Using GDP Using deflator Using HCHS capital deflator
North Western RHA
1978–79 380.364 742.318 845.549 37.559 73.300 71.250
1979–80 460.211 768.502 848.629 50.613 84.518 79.564
1980–81 599.071 843.708 863.261 60.405 85.072 75.446
1981–82 674.346 864.168 898.229 83.228 106.656 100.706
1982–83 724.780 867.062 905.975 81.826 97.889 97.445
1983–84 763.382 872.248 908.425 68.080 77.789 79.449
1984–85 808.198 884.371 909.223 82.708 90.503 92.716