Water Bills In Scotland And The South West

EDM number 552 in 1996-97, proposed by Matthew Taylor on 18/02/1997.

That this House notes the Government's decision to give Scotland nearly ú60 million to keep down sewerage bills, with each household benefiting from a cut in bills of between ú23 and ú81 as a result; notes further that the Government has consistently refused funding to cut bills in the South West, where bills have doubled since privatisation and are the highest in the United Kingdom, due to the 3 per cent. of the population living there being required to pay 33 per cent. of the national clean-up programme; and calls on the Government to follow the precedent set in Scotland and provide the necessary funds to cut water bills in the South West.

This motion has been signed by a total of 4 MPs.