S3W-02096: Water Charges

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review water charges to low water-usage organisations such as churches, scouts and the boys’ brigade.

Answered by Stewart Stevenson (24/07/2007): The Scottish Executiveconsulted in November 2006 on detailed proposals to introduce a more obviouslycost-reflective means of charging all non-household customers for their waterservices. The Executive’s analysis of this consultation is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 43156).

The Executive will beconsulting on its wider principles of charging for 2010-14 in the autumn.