Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 February 2002. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 February 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many water meters were installed in houses (a) in England and Wales and (b) in the Buckingham constituency in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many water 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. Meacher: The 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 {2}278,000 1997-98 559,000 1998-99 486,000 1999-2000 353,000 2000-01 244,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} To the nearest thousand {2} Figures for 1996-97 were not collected on the same basis as for later years. Information is not collected on a constituency basis.

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