11 December 2006	PN 07/06

SUB-GROUP CONSIDERS WATER REFORM

A Sub-Group of the Programme for Government Committee in the Transitional Assembly will meet on Wednesday 13 December 2006 to take evidence on the plans to introduce water charging in Northern Ireland from April next year. The meeting will be held in public and will take place in the Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings.

The Sub-Group, which has been set up to consider the Comprehensive Spending Review and Programme for Government; Rates Charges; and Water Reform, will hear evidence from:

10.30am The Water Regulator

11.30 am (approx) The Coalition Against Water Charges

1.30 pm The General Consumer Council

2.30 pm (approx) Department for Regional Development and the Water Service

The Sub-Group has also invited written submissions on Water Reform from a number of other organisations. The sub-group on the Comprehensive Spending Review is scheduled to report by 18 January 2007.