Man gets £7000 water bill after travellers tap his supply

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Kettering
Anglian Water
Thursday 27 March 2014 at 6:03pm

Northamptonshire resident gets £7000 water bill after travellers tapped his supply Credit: PA

A man who got a £7000 water bill after travellers illegally tapped into his supply, has had his case heard in Westminster today.

Ministers say they will look into the case of the rural resident in Kettering, who received the four figure bill after his water supply was accessed 'illegally'.

The Kettering MP Philip Hollobone has asked both the Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and the Water Minister Dan Rogerson to intervene.

Speaking in the Commons during environment questions, Mr Hollobone said:

Mr Paterson replied: