Written question asked by Helen Jackson (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 March 1996. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 4 March 1996 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What research he has commissioned to establish the correlation between household income and domestic water bills based on (a) an unmeasured and (b) a measured charging basis; and what research he has evaluated from Ofwat relating to information supplied by water and sewage undertakers, in respect of correlation between household income and domestic water and sewerage bills. - Inc ref to "The Social Impact of Water Metering" and "The Distribution Effects of Different Methods of Charging Households for Water and Sewerage Services (in Library).

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