SEVERN TRENT'S PRICING PRACTICES

EDM number 1174 in 1997-98, proposed by Peter Bradley on 31/03/1998.

That this House notes that while Ofwat has recommended for 1998-99 a maximum 4.2 per cent. increase in pricing levels for its water and sewerage services, Severn Trent Water has driven up charges to the large majority of its three million domestic consumers by 6.5 per cent while increasing its dividend to shareholders by 11 per cent and underspending by ú100 million on its capital programme; further notes that these are just the latest examples of Severn Trent's profiteering practices by which it has, since privatisation, increased charges by 90 per cent while paying ú2 billion on dividends; and calls on Ofwat to take the earliest opportunity to require Severn Trent to reduce charges to its customers and, in particular, to its domestic consumers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Peter Bradley	31/03/1998	Wrekin, The	Labour	Proposed
David Kidney	31/03/1998	Stafford	Labour	Seconded
Janet Dean	31/03/1998	Burton	Labour	Seconded
George Stevenson	31/03/1998	Stoke-on-Trent South	Labour	Seconded
Judy Mallaber	31/03/1998	Amber Valley	Labour	Seconded
Dennis Turner	31/03/1998	Wolverhampton South East	Labour Co-operative	Seconded
Charlotte Atkins	31/03/1998	Staffordshire Moorlands	Labour	Signed
Vernon Coaker	31/03/1998	Gedling	Labour	Signed
Helen Jones	31/03/1998	Warrington North	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	01/04/1998	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	01/04/1998	Easington	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	01/04/1998	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	01/04/1998	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Denis Murphy	01/04/1998	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	01/04/1998	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	01/04/1998	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	02/04/1998	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Harry Barnes	02/04/1998	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
John Cryer	02/04/1998	Hornchurch	Labour	Signed
Eric Clarke	02/04/1998	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	02/04/1998	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	02/04/1998	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Mark Todd	06/04/1998	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Tony Benn	06/04/1998	Chesterfield	Labour	Signed
David Drew	06/04/1998	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Ann Cryer	06/04/1998	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Huw Edwards	07/04/1998	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	07/04/1998	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Kevin McNamara	07/04/1998	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Tom Levitt	07/04/1998	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	07/04/1998	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Jacqui Smith	07/04/1998	Redditch	Labour	Signed
Alan Whitehead	08/04/1998	Southampton, Test	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	08/04/1998	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Iain Coleman	08/04/1998	Hammersmith & Fulham	Labour	Signed
Bill Olner	08/04/1998	Nuneaton	Labour	Signed
Paul Marsden	08/04/1998	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Labour	Signed
Barry Jones	08/04/1998	Alyn & Deeside	Labour	Signed
Diana Organ	20/04/1998	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Joe Ashton	20/04/1998	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Gareth Thomas	20/04/1998	Harrow West	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	24/04/1998	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	27/04/1998	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Jenny Jones	30/04/1998	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	30/04/1998	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Ken Livingstone	16/07/1998	Brent East	Labour	Signed
Audrey Wise	29/07/1998	Preston	Labour	Signed
Andy King	30/07/1998	Rugby & Kenilworth	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	04/11/1998	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed

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