On what dates any commercial agreements were signed between West of Scotland Water and Thames Water or its subsidiaries or consortia, inclu…

This is a question for Scottish Water. The Chief Executive's response is:Three agreements were signed between the West of Scotland Water and Thames Water.On 3 August 2001 Stirling Water Ltd was appointed by West of Scotland Water as one of four Strategic Partners to help West of Scotland Water deliver its Capital Investment Programme in the period 2002-06. The constituent parties of Stirling Water are MJ Gleeson, Thames Water and Montgomery Watson. The Form of Agreement for this contract was signed on 20 March 2002 with full agreement by the prospective management of Scottish Water.As part of West of Scotland Water's drive to achieve efficiencies in its working practices, two consultancy agreements were entered into with Thames Water in April 2001. These agreements were in relation to the management services and technical services elements of our Capital Efficiency Project.The contract for the Katrine Water Project was signed between the West of Scotland Water and the MJ Gleeson Group Ltd, the lead member of the Stirling Water consortium, on 18 October 2000. No contract was signed with Thames Water or its subsidiaries. Thames Water are one of the subcontractors to MJ Gleeson.