HC Deb 14 January 2004 vol 416 cc739-40W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the water supply and urban and rural drainage bodies in England which are companies where a holding company or majority of shareholdings are not from the United Kingdom, stating in each case the country and name of the ultimate owner, together with date of acquisition. [145468]

Mr. Morley

The following table lists those water and sewerage and water undertakers that are owned by companies based outside the U.K., the country where the controlling company's head office is and the date of the acquisition. Information about the nationality of shareholders is not available.

Internal Drainage Boards in England have been established in areas of special drainage needs. They are public statutory bodies.