Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 18 November 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that water bills remain affordable; and if he will make a statement.
Water bills are capped by Ofwat, the economic regulator for the water industry, which undertakes a price review every five years. Ofwat has estimated that the next price review could significantly reduce pressure on bills from 2015 by between £120 million to £750 million a year. The Government has urged water companies to consider the impact on the customer when making decisions about future bills, and particularly to consider if they need to apply the full price increases allowed for in the 2009 price review next year. The Government is also encouraging water companies to introduce social tariffs for vulnerable consumers and reduce bad debt.
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