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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average monthly cost to consumers is of (a) water services and (b) sewerage services in each water supply area (i) in total and (ii) broken down by those who were (A) metered and (B) unmetered in 2003-04. [184861] Mr. Morley: Water bills and sewerage bills are set separately by each water and sewerage company and water company in England and Wales. The average monthly costs to household consumers of water and sewerage services in each supply area in total and broken down into metered and unmetered customers in 2003-04 are set out in the following table. Average monthly cost in 2003-04 £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Water Sewerage Company Measured Unmeasured Total Measured Unmeasured Total Anglian 8 11 10 11 16 13 Dwr Cymru 7 11 10 7 14 13 United Utilities 9 10 10 9 11 10 Northumbrian/Essex and 7 9 8 -- -- -- Suffolk Northumbrian 6 8 8 9 10 10 Essex and Suffolk 7 11 10 -- -- -- Severn Trent 8 10 9 8 9 8 South West 8 12 10 13 23 18 Southern 7 8 8 11 14 13 Thames 8 9 9 8 8 8 Wessex 8 11 10 10 13 12 Yorkshire/York 8 10 9 -- -- -- Yorkshire 8 10 9 8 10 10 York 6 8 8 -- -- -- Bournemouth and W. 7 9 8 -- -- -- Hampshire Bristol 8 9 9 -- -- -- Cambridge 7 8 8 -- -- -- Cholderton 15 12 12 -- -- -- Dee Valley 6 10 9 -- -- -- Folkestone and Dover 9 13 11 -- -- -- Mid Kent 9 11 11 -- -- -- Portsmouth 7 6 6 -- -- -- South East 9 11 10 -- -- -- South Staffs 7 7 7 -- -- -- Sutton and East Surrey 9 11 10 -- -- -- Tendring Hundred 11 16 13 -- -- -- Three Valleys/North 8 10 10 -- -- -- Surrey Three Valleys 8 10 10 -- -- -- North Surrey 8 10 9 -- -- -- Industry average 8 10 9 10 11 10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Level of average bills for 2003-04 are based on estimated data provided by each company.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

424 c424-5W; 184861

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Billing Meters Water charges Sewers

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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