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Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 September 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 September 2009. It was answered by Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) on Monday, 14 September 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Office of Water Services: Operating Costs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the change in (a) staff costs and (b) other costs was between the Ofwat Business Plan for (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09.
Answer

[holding answer 9 September 2009]: The changes in staff and other costs between Ofwat's Business Plans for 2007-8 and 2008-9 are detailed in the following table:

Business Plan/budget (£)
Staff costs Other costs Total
2007-08 8,326,645 4,673,355 13,000,000
2008-09 10,203,867 7,696,133 17,900,000
Increase 1,877,222 3,022,778 4,900,000

Ofwat set out in its 2008 strategy document Taking a forward look' that it needed to increase its budget for 2008-09 to take account of additional resources to deliver key projects including:"delivering the 2009 price review;""reviewing how it sets price limits in 2014;""promoting competition in consumers' interests;""enforcement; and""litigation and casework."Ofwat's actual expenditure for the years 2007-08 and 2008-09 are available in its Resource Accounts, which are available on the website.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c2107-8W; 290622
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Ofwat Operating costs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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