Water Prices

EDM number 543 in 1998-99, proposed by Dan Norris on 14/04/1999.

That this House calls on the Government and Ofwat to stand by targets set last year to make water companies responsible for delivering smaller bills together with better quality standards; is concerned at the apparent campaign being conducted by several water companies against making price cuts for consumers; regrets that some water firms are proposing price rises; notes that water firms make large profits in a relatively low-risk business; recognises that commercial organisations often look to the financial market to raise investment capital; and believes that water firms' considerable profits are better able to sustain calls for investment than hard-pressed householders and their families.

This motion has been signed by a total of 90 MPs.