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Water Companies

Volume 410: debated on Thursday 11 September 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the water companies supplying domestic industries, indicating the nationality of the individuals and organisations with a controlling interest. [128297]

The following table shows the information for water and sewerage and water only undertakers. The table shows in brackets the country where the ultimate holding company's head office is located.

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 per
cent.) in holding company

Sutton and East Surrey Water
plc
100 percent. East Surrey Holdings plcEast Surrey Holdings plc39.2 per cent. AXA S.A
North Surrey Water Ltd.(Under single licence with Three Valleys)
Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig100 per cent. Glas Cymru CyfyngedigGlas Cymru Cyfyngedig (UK)No shareholders (company
limited by guarantee)
Dee Valley Water plc100 per cent. Dee Valley Group plcDee Valley Group plc (UK)35.1 per cent. AXA S.A
Wessex Water Services LtdYTL Utilities (UK) Ltd.YTL Power Berhad (Malaysia)
Bournemouth and West
Hampshire Water plc
100 per cent. Cascal Services Ltd.50 per cent. Biwater plc, 50 per cent. NV
NUON
YTL Corporation Berhad 60
per cent. (Malaysia)
Bristol Water plc100 per cent. Bristol Water Holdings plcBristol Water Holdings plc(UK)None over 25 per cent.
Cholderton and District Water
Company
100 per cent. Cholderton and District
Water Company
Cholderton and District Water
Company(UK)
None over 25 per cent.
Yorkshire Water Services Ltd.100 per cent. Kelda Group plcKelda Group plc(UK)None over 25 per cent.