Is my hon. Friend aware that water metering trials were carried out in Welywn Hatfield in the Brookmans Park area and that, after tremendous representation to me, the local media, the Government and the local water authority, the meters—over 500—were found to be faulty? The huge Bills, such as those my hon. Friend has mentioned in the Isle of Wight, were found to be far too high. The meters did not work and the whole scheme has been abandoned, much to the delight of the people of Brookmans Park. We are now waiting for the local water authority and the Government to come up with a much more satisfactory scheme that will not cause inconvenience to my constituents. I entirely agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight that it is a ludicrous and unnecessary factor of our life today to introduce water meters that do not work and are against the public interest.