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Norman Baker
To ask the Prime Minister under what circumstances he has sought advice on presentational matters from the right hon. Member for Hartlepool (Mr. Mandelson). [129279]
The Prime Minister
I have regular meetings and discussions with ministerial colleagues and others on a wide range of subjects and will continue to do so. As with previous Administrations, it is not my practice to provide details of confidential discussions, under exemption 2 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
| Water and sewerage undertakers/ water undertakers | Significant shares (over 25 per cent.) in appointee | Ultimate holding company and where H is based | Significant shares (over 25 percent.) in holding company |
| Anglian Water Services Ltd. | 100 per cent. AWG plc | Anglian Water Group plc (UK) | None over 25 per cent. |
| South Staffordshire Water plc | 100 per cent. South Staffordshire Group plc | South Staffordshire Group plc (UK) | None over 25 per cent. |
| Severn Trent Water Ltd. | 100 per cent. Severn Trent Water plc | Severn Trent Water plc (UK) | None over 25 per cent. |
| Cambridge Water plc | 100 per cent. Ufacex UK Holdings plc | Union Electricia Fensoa SA (Spain) | n/a |
| Tendring Hundred Water Services Ltd. | 99.23 per cent. VW Capital Funds plc | Veolia Environnement (France) | n/a |
| Northumbrian Water Ltd. | 100 per cent. Northumbrian Water Services. | Northumbrian Water Groan plc (UK) | None over 25 per cent. |
| United Utilities Water plc | 100 per cent. United Utilities plc | United Utilities plc (UK) | None over 25 per cent. |
| Southern Water Services Ltd. | 100 per cent. SWS Holdings Ltd. | Southern Water Investment Ltd. (UK) | Royal Bank of Scotland |
| Portsmouth Water plc | 100 per cent. Portsmouth Water Holdings Ltd. | South Downs Capital Ltd. (UK) | n/a privately owned |
| South East Water plc | 100 per cent. Saur Water Services plc | Boygues SA (France) | 100 per cent. Saur (UK) Ltd. |
| Mid Kent Water plc | 99.98 per cent. Mid Kent Financing Ltd. | Swan Capital Group Ltd./WestLB (UK) | n/a privately owned |
| Folkestone and Dover Water Services Ltd. | 74.07 per cent. VW Capital Funds plc, 25.05 per cent. Southern Water plc | Veolia Environnement (France) | n/a |
| South West Water Services Ltd. | 100 per cent. Pennon Group plc | Pennon Group plc (UK) | None over 25 per cent. |
| Thames Water Utilities Ltd. | 100 per cent. Thames Water plc | Thames Water Aqua Holdings GmbH (RWE AG) (Germany) | None over 25 per cent. |
| Three Valleys Water Services plc | 100 per cent. VW Capital Funds plc | Veolia Environnment (France) | n/a |