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Thames Water (Water Metering)

EDM number 419 in 1997-98, proposed by Clive Efford on 10/11/1997.

That this House notes with concern that customers of Thames Water are being forced to have water meters installed; recognises that the Government is currently undertaking a review of the methods of charging for water; recognises that the widespread introduction of metering pre-empts the outcome of that review; calls on Thames Water to stop misinforming its customers that every home will be metered by the year 2000; further notes with concern that Ofwat is encouraging the introduction of water meters ahead of the Government's review; welcomes the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions' restatement of the Government's 'opposition to compulsory metering for essential use'; and calls on water companies to comply with the 10 point plan set out by the Deputy Prime Minister at the Water Summit and cease the enforced introduction of water meters until the outcome of the government's review is known.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Clive Efford10/11/1997ElthamLabourProposed
Simon Hughes10/11/1997North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Howard Stoate10/11/1997DartfordLabourSigned
John Austin10/11/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore10/11/1997HendonLabourSigned
Iain Coleman10/11/1997Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
Karen Buck10/11/1997Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell10/11/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner11/11/1997BolsoverLabourSigned
Lynne Jones11/11/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Siobhain McDonagh11/11/1997Mitcham & MordenLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara11/11/1997Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
John Cryer11/11/1997HornchurchLabourSigned
Gareth Thomas12/11/1997Harrow WestLabourSigned
John Cummings12/11/1997EasingtonLabourSigned
Michael Clapham12/11/1997Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt12/11/1997CrawleyLabourSigned
Bill Michie12/11/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone12/11/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
Ernie Ross12/11/1997Dundee WestLabourSigned
Tom Brake17/11/1997Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Pike18/11/1997BurnleyLabourSigned
Norman Godman19/11/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Alan Simpson20/11/1997Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington21/11/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Tony McNulty24/11/1997Harrow EastLabourSigned
Vincent Cable26/11/1997TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Stewart27/11/1997EcclesLabourSigned
Rudi Vis28/11/1997Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Allan Rogers19/01/1998RhonddaLabourSigned
Martyn Jones09/02/1998Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Jim FitzpatrickUnknownWithdrawn

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