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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-06-25more like thismore than 2018-06-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Water: South West more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to decrease water wastage in the South West. more like this
tabling member constituency North Cornwall more like this
tabling member printed
Scott Mann more like this
uin 157198 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-03more like thismore than 2018-07-03
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambitions for reducing leakage. This includes supporting Ofwat’s challenge to the industry to reduce leakage by 15% by 2025.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Ofwat monitors progress against leakage targets and will take action if water companies do not meet them. For example, following an Ofwat investigation into Thames Water’s leakage performance, Thames Water agreed to pay £65 million back to customers as part of an overall package of payments and penalties worth £120 million.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We expect water companies to set ambitious leakage reduction targets and make sure they meet these targets. Water companies are currently setting out their targets for leakage reduction in their long term water resources management plans.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambitions for reducing leakage. This includes supporting Ofwat’s challenge to the industry to reduce leakage by 15% by 2025. </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2016/17, South West Water’s leakage rate was 102 litres per property per day, Bristol Water’s rate was 87 litres per property per day and Wessex Water was 112 litres per property per day. This compares with a national figure of 121 litres per property per day. </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">All water companies are currently setting out their targets for leakage reduction in their long term water resources management plans. </ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-03T16:17:54.777Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-03T16:17:54.777Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2018-07-03T16:46:04.257Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-03T16:46:04.257Z
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
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answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
answering member
4098
label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
tabling member
4496
label Biography information for Scott Mann remove filter