Mr. Jerry Grant:

Yes, but one would have to compare that with the fact that in the last two years, 28,000 houses have had leaks repaired as a result of the meters and the first-fix notification scheme. Nearly 7,000 of those leaks were under gardens and driveways while 21,000 were in homes and the total amount of water that is no longer recorded by those 28,000 meters is 77 million litres per day. There is no comparison, therefore, in terms of scale but the Deputy is right that there was a provision for following up an individual who had a high-level leakage and did nothing about it under the old regulations.