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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 6 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 June 2005. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Thursday, 9 June 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Water Meter Charges

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people in Coventry South were in receipt of the social tariff for water meter charges in each of the last three years.
Answer

Figures for water charges are not collected on a constituency basis.The following table sets out the numbers of households who are customers of Severn Trent Water in receipt of the social tariff, also known as the vulnerable groups tariff, over the last three years for which figures are available, as collected by the Office of Water Services (Ofwat).

Number of households
2003–04 682
2002–03 449
2001–02 373

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2615; 434 c624-5W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Water charges Coventry Severn Trent Water