questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment Ofwat has made of the potential impact of bills of family homes with gardens from the introduction of (a) seasonal water charging tariffs and (b) progressive water charging tariffs, further to evidence from charging trials introduced to date, and from the forecast effects as such tariffs are rolled out by water companies.
answerText: All companies plan to trial new charging structures by 2030 and some of them plan to introduce them more widely for additional customers if the trials are successful. It is important that water companies challenge themselves to develop progressive and pro...
heading: Water Charges