§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when she will update her assessment of the unit cost per household in Northern Ireland for the provision of sewage disposal facilities. [85623]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Water Service under its chief executive, Mr. Robert C. Martin. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Robert C. Martin to Mr. Roy Beggs, dated 2 June 1999:
You recently asked the Secretary of State a Parliamentary Question about when the unit cost per household in Northern Ireland for the provision of sewage disposal facilities will be updated. I have been asked to respond as Chief Executive of Water Service with operational responsibility for the provision of sewerage services.When Water Service's Director of Finance, Mr D Carson, wrote to you on 2 March 1999 about this issue he referred to a Departmental review of the unit cost issue. The current position is that the review of this complex policy matter is being actively progressed. As soon as the outcome of the review is known I will arrange for you to be informed.