How many and what percentage of respondents to its consultation paper, Affordability of Water and Sewerage Charges, suggested alternative o…

22 submissions representing 45% of respondents to the Executive consultation paper on affordability of water and sewerage charges suggested alternative or amended schemes. Of these respondents only a small number suggested any practical details as to how those alternatives could work and many involved expenditure considerably in excess of the funds available.Within the considerable legal and financial constraints, the Executive responded to these suggestions as far as was possible. Full details are set out in the affordability consultation report that is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. no. 13187), the Executive Library and on the Executive website at:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/environment/conreport3.pdf.