To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6859 by Sarah Boyack on 7 June 2000, whether it will provide an update for the current financial year of the average combined domestic water and sewerage bills. The average combined domestic water and sewerage bill for the current financial year for each of the three Water Authorities and for the comparable water companies in England and Wales are as follows: £ £Anglian261East of Scotland Water Authority237.21Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig270North of Scotland Water Authority278.23United Utilities Water plc229West of Scotland Water Authority201.00Northumbrian Water Ltd200 Severn Trent Water Ltd203 South West Water Ltd313 Southern Water Services Ltd244 Thames Water Utilities Ltd194 Wessex Water Services Ltd245 Yorkshire Water Services Ltd215 English & Welsh Average233*Scottish Average228.82English and Welsh data provided by Ofwat (reference - Water and Sewerage Bills 2001-2002, March 2001)*includes water bills by water only companiesData for each company/authority derived from projected revenue divided by number of billed households.These show that bills in the West of Scotland are still amongst the lowest in the UK, whilst in the East of Scotland, bills are comparable with the average figure for the UK.