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Mr. Field
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will list in the Official Report the average water rate for (a) a private household and (b) business premises for each year since 1970;(2) if he will list in the
Official Report the average increase in the water rate for ( a) private households and ( b) business premises for each year since 1970.
Mr. Fox
I regret that the information is not available in the form requested. Average domestic bills and average bills to all unmeasured consumers for water
| Domestic Consumers | Unmeasured Consumers | ||||||
| Average bill | Increase over previous year | Average bill | Increase over previous year | ||||
| £ | Per cent. | £ | Per cent. | ||||
| 1975–76 | … | … | … | 14·42 | — | N.A. | — |
| 1976–77 | … | … | … | 15·72 | 9·0 | 17·70 | — |
| 1977–78 | … | … | … | 17·74 | 12·8 | 20·09 | 13·5 |
| 1978–79 | … | … | … | 18·99 | 7·0 | 21·29 | 6·0 |
| 1979–80 | … | … | … | 21·35 | 12·4 | 23·99 | 12·7 |