The Environment Minister Phil Woolas has banned his staff from having bottled water at work. This is what he had to say: "I think it borders on being morally unacceptable to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on bottled water when we have pure drinking water - when at the same time, one of the crisis that is facing the world is the supply of water."

Bottled water is the subject of tonight's Panorama on BBC1 at 8.30. As an industry, it's worth 2 billion pounds a year. This morning, Nicky and Rachel were asking you for the best and worst tap water in the UK...

Somerset: water cold, sweet, beautiful - it's all my kids drink, David in Somerset

Birmingham water has 2 b the best, lovely + sweet. Kathy, walsall

If tap water is so good, then why is there such a large industry in water filters - creating more waste ? Discuss. Gareth, Midlands.

Our tap water is the envy of the world. Clear and crisp, I have drunk a gallon a day for forty years. Source of calcium too. Drink a pint of CO2 a day! From Chris in King's Lynn.

Last weekend I bought some bottled water. It was bottled in Turkey. How "green" is that! Chris in Bradford
My tap water is disgusting! Wouldn't dream of drinking it. Ian

I bought 1 bottle of water and continually fill it up from the tap. Jim. Northampton.

Apart from boiled water in coffee i haven't drunk tap water for about 5 years and won't for the rest of my life. Many people same as me. Jules in bristol

Best tap water? It must be Malvern water - and you can collect it pure and free from the various taps in the town and on the hills as it filters down.

The water on the Isle of Wight and London is the best water; the water in Manchester is DISGUSTING it tastes of chemicals!

The best water is Yorkshire water. So good it was even sold in supermarkets for a while. Albeit until the supplies to the taps were threatened and it all got a little embarrassing. Roberto in Leeds

Best water in the world in Tadcaster which is why there are three breweries in the town. Martin

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