§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many water 897W meters were installed in houses (a) in England and Wales and (b) in the Buckingham constituency in each of the last five years. [32186]
§ Mr. MeacherThe net increase in the number of household customers charged on the basis of metering in each of the past five years, in England and Wales, was as shown in the table.
Net increase in household customers charged on the basis of metering 1 1996–97 2278,000 1997–98 559,000 1998–99 >486,000 1999–2000 353,000 2000–01 244,000 1 To the nearest thousand
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–021 Total number of complaints received (including pest control) 4,171 4,698 5,022 6,437 4,648 Number of Pest Control Complaints 2,301 3,018 2,850 3,855 2,367 Number of Nuisance Complaints 380 356 312 349 239 Proportion of total complaints (percentage) 9.1 7.6 6.2 5.4 5.1 Number of Noise Complaints 531 410 531 683 639 Proportion of total complaints (percentage) 12.7 8.7 10.6 10.6 13.7 Number of Other Complaints 959 914 1,329 1,550 >1,403 Number of Abatement Notices Served 21 7 16 11 9 Number of Fines Levied 0 0 0 0 0 1 To 31 January 2002