division_name: Prime Minister &#8212; New Clause 1 &#8212; Water company social tariffs
motion: <p pid="b.325.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;(1) The Secretary of State shall provide in regulations for the introduction of minimum standards for water company social tariffs, by <phrase class="date" code="2013-04-01" pwmotiontext="yes">1 April 2013</phrase>.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.325.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) above shall be made by statutory instrument and may not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.325.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(3) Ofwat shall publish 12 months after the passing of this Act and every year thereafter a league table of water companies reporting the performance of the provision of social tariffs and the number of households spending more than 3 per cent. and more than 5 per cent. of their disposable income on water bills.&#8217;.&#8212;<i>(Gavin Shuker.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.325.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">Brought up, and read the First time.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.325.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put,</i> That the clause be read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.325.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">The Committee divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.325.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 226, Noes 297.</p>