Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his Department's policy that people living in property where his Department is responsible for the supply should have the option to have water meters installed.

There is no requirement to install water meters in properties where the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is responsible for the supply and there are no plans to change this policy.

The MOD follows the Water Resale Order 2006 which protects customers in private water resale situations from being overcharged or otherwise disadvantaged. The MOD follows these guidelines in its charging policy. MOD policy ensures that individual household bills do not exceed the average Statutory Undertaker household bill for the region.