Mr. Douglas Millican:

Our charging structure is designed, on foot of a government policy decision, to support affordability right across the customer base. I mentioned earlier the basic principle of those in the highest band of property tax paying three times the rate of those in the lowest but further discounts are available to those on council tax benefit, social security support or in single person households. In fact, some people could be paying a quarter of what others are paying. Those government measures are key to minimising the level of water poverty.