To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average water bill in (a) England and Wales and (b) each water company area was for a household with (i) a single person, (ii) a family of three on a meter and (iii) a family of five on a meter in the latest period for which figures are available. (176527)

Ofwat is the economic regulator of the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales and sets price limits for each water company at price reviews.

Figures are available on the Ofwat website at:

www.ofwat.gov.uk/aptrix/ofwat/publish.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/water_sewerage_bills07-08.pdf/$FILE/water_sewerage_bills07-08.pdf