§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what are OFWAT's K factor predictions for each of the next 10 years. [28648]
§ Angela EagleThe table lists the K factors determined by the Director General of Water Services, taking into account any subsequent adjustments, for each of the water 455W and sewerage companies and water supply companies in England and Wales for each of the years 1997–98 to 2004–05. K factors for the years 2000–01 to 2004–05 will
K (percentage) 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 Water and sewerage companies Anglian 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Dwr Cymru 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 North West 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Northumbrian 1.9 1.4 -2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Severn Trent 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 South West 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Southern 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Thames 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Wessex 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Yorkshire 0.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Water supply companies Bournemouth and West Hampshire -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 Bristol 1.0 1.0 1.0 -3.0 -3.0 -3.0 -3.0 -3.0 Cambridge -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 Chester -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 Cholderton 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Essex and Suffolk 2.0 2.0 2.0 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 Folkestone and Dover -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 Hartlepool 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Mid Kent 1.0 1.0 1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 Mid Southern -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 North Surrey 2.0 2.0 2.0 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 Portsmouth -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 South East -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 South Staffordshire -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 Sutton and East Surrey -1.2 -1.2 -4.7 -1.5 -1.5 1.5 -1.5 -1.5 Tendring Hundred -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 Three Valleys 2.5 2.5 2.5 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 Wrexham -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 -2.0 York 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0