A Bill to require the Secretary of State to review and report to Parliament on the current level of water poverty by local government area; to require water and sewerage companies to offer a social tariff to all customers within the water poverty threshold; to require the Office of Water Services to set common tariff levels for all water and sewerage companies; to require water and sewerage companies to contribute to an Infrastructure Investment Fund; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
8 April 2010
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This Bill would require the Secretary of State to review and report on the level of water poverty by local government area. It would also require water and sewerage companies to offer a social tariff to customers within the water poverty threshold and would ask Ofwat to set common tariff levels across all companies. It would require companies to contribute to an Infrastructure Investment Fund and include related provisions.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons; the first reading took place on 10 February 2010.
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10 Feb 2010
On 10 February 2010, the House of Commons was asked, under the Ten Minute Rule motion, to give leave for this Bill to be introduced. The sponsor was allowed 10 minutes to support the Bill and there was ten minutes for other MPs to comment. The House agreed and the Bill was read a first time.
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The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
