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Written question asked by Andrew Percy (Conservative) on Monday, 8 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 July 2019. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Water: Meters

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of homes have water meters in (a) England, (b) the Bywater region and (c) the North Lincs and East Riding local authority areas.

Answer

From observed data over the 2018/19 financial year period:

a) 55.7% of household properties in England are metered.

b) The ‘Bywater region’ is not known to us.

c) North Lincolnshire local authority is located within Anglian Water’s Central Lincolnshire resource zone. It is not possible to split the data further within this zone. From observed data over the 2018/19 period, 85.9% of household properties are metered.

East Ridings local authority is completely within Yorkshire Water’s strategic Grid resource zone. It is not possible to split the data further within this zone. From observed data over the 2018/19 period, 51.9% of household properties are metered.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
274502
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Meters Water
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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