Gummer on water bills increase
- Title
- Gummer on water bills increase
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 28 Jul 1994
- Year of production
- 1994
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- Duration
- 00:03:32
- Description
- Malcolm Brown interviews Environment Secretary John Gummer about the imposition of small price increases in household water bills in England and Wales. The curb comes after average increases of twenty-five percent over the last 5 years but is still above the rate of inflation. Gummer welcomes OFWAT’s announcement and defends its Chairman Ian Byatt and the rises, he says they’re needed for improvements.
- Contributors
- John Gummer; Malcolm Brown
- Keywords
- Bills; Ombudsman; Costs; Water companies; Independent regulatory commissions; Ofwat; Ian Byatt
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