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To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many applications for warrants for energy disconnection under the Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954, as amended, were (a) granted, (b) refused and (c) verified by Magistrates' Courts in England and Wales in (i) 2002, (ii) 2003...

Asked by

Greg Pope (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 December 2004

For answer on

13 December 2004

Answered on

13 December 2004

Mr. Pope: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) how many applications for warrants for energy disconnection under the Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954, as amended, were (a) granted, (b) refused and (c) verified by magistrates courts in England and Wales in (i) 2002, (ii) 2003 and (iii) 2004; [204116] (2) how many applications for energy disconnection under the Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954, as amended, were granted by each magistrates court in England and Wales in each of the last three years. [204117] Mr. Leslie: Completed cases information is provided by magistrates courts to my Department but it is not provided in sufficient detail to identify cases that resulted from specific legislation. To obtain this information from the individual magistrates courthouses could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) does collect pertinent data for England, Wales and Scotland and they are provided in the following table. It should be noted that disconnection is a last resort and that in particular, vulnerable customers are offered alternative means of payment. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of customers disconnected on a Number of prepayment meters installed on a warrant visit warrant visit Electricity 2002 818 18,210 2003 1,377 16,857 January-September 2004 565 14,064 Gas 2002 21,633 18,093 2003 15,836 13,202 January-September 2004 1,984 6,763 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

13 December 2004

Reference

428 c872-3W; 204116;204117

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the net change in the number of household customers charged for water on the basis of metering was in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03 and (c) 2003-04. - Including table.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2036W;426 c2042W; 191045

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in (a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) England use water meters. - It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198747; 426 c2036-7W;426 c2042-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking in accordance with the Water Act 1999 to ensure that metered customers of water companies have the choice of remaining on a metered bill or changing to a rateable value bill; and...

Asked by

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198268; 426 c2036W;426 c2042W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effects of the provision of utilities by means of prepaid meters on communities at risk of social exclusion; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

198757; 426 c1310-1W;426 c1314-5W

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on South West Water and water prices

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on South West Water and water prices.

Lead member

Linda Gilroy

Answering member

Elliot Morley

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

10 November 2004

Reference

426 c308-16WH

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what he expects the earliest possible date for the introduction of household water metering to be; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 October 2004

Reference

425 c1074W; 193334

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress is being made in relation to the introduction of water charging in Northern Ireland. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 October 2004

For answer on

20 October 2004

Answered on

20 October 2004

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress is being made in relation to the introduction of water charging in Northern Ireland. [191973] Mr. Spellar: The 2003 water reform consultation document was underpinned by the proposal to move water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland to a self-financing basis. These self-financing arrangements required the introduction of domestic water charging and my announcement of 13 September 2004 gave details of the preferred options for both domestic and non-domestic charges. It is proposed that only those households connected to mains water and/or the public sewer will pay charges for the services they receive. These charges will consist of a standing charge plus an element based on property value. The standing charge will broadly reflect costs associated with maintaining connections to the public water and sewerage networks. Charges will be phased in with customers paying one-third of the annual charge in the first year, and two-thirds of the annual charge in the second year following the commencement of these charges. The total charges payable by a domestic customer will be capped at around £750 per annum. In response to views expressed in the 2003 public consultation on water reform I decided that provision should be made for household metering when water charges are fully phased in. However, I also indicated that further consideration had to be given to how best to implement this arrangement and to consider the implications for other customers. A central aspect of the new charging arrangements is that there will also be an assistance scheme for those households on low-income. A special hardship relief scheme, to provide temporary assistance for those householders who find themselves unable to meet the cost of their water or sewerage charges as a result of exceptional circumstances, will also be provided. Under the new arrangements, all non-domestic customers will be required to pay water and sewerage charges, and where appropriate, trade effluent charges. Water metering will continue to be the preferred basis for charging the non-domestic sector and the scope of metering will continue to be extended throughout this customer group. A larger number of non-domestic customers will move to metered charges or assessed charges but an unmeasured regime will be introduced for the many small businesses and voluntary groups which have low water usage. This unmeasured regime will entail standing charges for water and sewerage services and a variable charge based on the rateable value of the business premises. The domestic allowance for water will be phased out over a three-year period with the result that all water consumed will be paid for. The total charges payable by any customer without a meter will be capped at around £1,500 per annum. Existing non-domestic customers who currently have meters and who are also connected to the public sewer will incur a sewerage standing charge and a volumetric sewerage charge in addition to their existing metered water charges. Trade effluent charges will be calculated on the same basis as elsewhere in the UK, and the charging regime will apply to all businesses with a discharge consent. The proposed domestic charging regime has been the subject of an Equality Impact Assessment and the non- domestic regime has been the subject of a Regulatory Impact Assessment. These assessments will form a major part of an Integrated Impact Assessment which will be the subject of a 12-week consultation on the impacts arising from the bases of charging and other water reform proposals. This consultation will commence later in the autumn. Responses on the Integrated Impact Assessment will be considered before draft legislation on water reform is issued for public consultation during the first half of 2005. Despite the considerable amount of work to be done it is hoped to introduce the new charging arrangements in 2006-07 or as soon as practicable thereafter.

Date

20 October 2004

Reference

425 c816-8W; 191973

House

House of Commons

Energy Act 2004: portfolio of partial regulatory impact assessments. 167 p. DTI. 2004.

Type

Impact assessments

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

DTI

Adjournment debate

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the water industry.

Lead member

David Heyes

Answering member

Elliot Morley

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

424 c235-42WH

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

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...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 July 2004

For answer on

22 July 2004

Answered on

22 July 2004

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.

Date

22 July 2004

Reference

424 c424-5W; 184861

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 8th July 2004, 423 c846W, on Iraq, whether Iraq's oil production was metered during Coalition Provision Authority rule; and how much oil was produced by Iraq during the Coalition's tenure. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lynne Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 July 2004

For answer on

22 July 2004

Answered on

22 July 2004

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 8 July 2004, Official Report, column 846W, on Iraq, whether Iraq's oil production was metered during Coalition Provision Authority rule; and how much oil was produced by Iraq during the Coalition's tenure. [185499] Mr. Rammell: When the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) took office there were no functioning meters in the Iraqi oil system. The CPA oil team had been pressing for meters to be installed as a matter of urgency, but as of 28 June--when the CPA dissolved-- the issue remained outstanding. However oil exports, either by pipeline to Ceyhan in Turkey or by tanker through the Arabian Gulf, were metered as they passed into the receiving tanks. Oil production during the CPA's tenure for each month from June 2003 to April 2004 is shown in table 1. Weekly data from May to the beginning of July 2004 is shown in table 2. Table 1: Iraq--average daily crude oil production _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Barrels per day (million) 2003 June 0.453 July 0.573 August 1.053 September 1.403 October 1.753 November 1.853 December 1.952 2004 January 2.103 February 2.003 March 2.203 April 2.303 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 2: Iraq--average daily crude oil production _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Barrels per day (million) 2004 30 April to 6 May 2.4 7-13 May 1.9 14-20 May 1.8 21-27 May 2.25 28 May to 3 June 2.4 4-10 June 2.3 11-17 June 2.1 18-24 June 1.15 25 June to 1 July 1.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

22 July 2004

Reference

424 c544W;424 c544-5W; 185499

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate has been made of income from oil resources in Iraq not accounted for over the period since the commencement of the occupation due to the lack, or inadequacy, of metering; who has been responsible for such metering;...

Asked by

Harry Cohen (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 2004

Reference

183003; 423 c1377W

House

House of Commons

Debate on bill

Energy Bill (HL). Report stage. New Clause 4, discussed with New Clauses 2,3,6,19,20,21, debated and added to the Bill. New Clauses 5-15 debated and added to the Bill. New Clause 1 debated and withdrawn. New Clause 17 debated and negatived on division. Amendment No 5, as amended, made to the...

Lead member

Stephen O'Brien

Answering member

Patricia Hewitt

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Debates on bills

Date

13 July 2004

Reference

423 c1283-379

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the oil output in Iraq was being metered up to the point of the dissolution of the Coalition Provisional Authority.

Asked by

Llew Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2004

Reference

181758; 423 c765W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Elliot Morley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 June 2004

Reference

422 c1443-4

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Elliot Morley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 June 2004

Reference

422 c1444

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Elliot Morley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 June 2004

Reference

422 c1445

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Elliot Morley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

24 June 2004

Reference

422 c1443

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Robert Key (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

24 June 2004

Reference

422 c1443

House

House of Commons

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