What do the government and our MPs say?
The Government has stated that it "supports site area charging for surface water drainage in principle. However it is clearly wrong if customers such as… Scout Groups are facing hikes in their bills of several hundred per cent." Read the full letter from Huw Irranca-Davies, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Read the most recent letter from Huw Irranca-Davies here.
Gerry Sutcliffe, the Minister for Sport has told us that, 'The government does not oppose the principle of site area based charging, providing it is implemented with due consideration for the impacts it will have on different customers.' Read the full letter from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Hiliary Benn, the Minister for Environment has publically denounced the charges on Scout Groups, churches and sports clubs as 'wrong' - Liverpool Daily Post
What about MPs?
The issue has also been brought up in Parliament or several occasions over recent weeks.
A Ten-minute Rule Bill was also introduced to draw parliamentary and public attention to the issue.
An Early Day Motion has been published on this issue, with over 80 MPs signatures.