§ Mr. Ernest Daviesasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the consumption of the electricity units per head of the population for 1925, 1935 and 1945, or for the last available year, respectively; and the comparable figures for the U.S.A.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe information is not available exactly for the calendar years mentioned by the hon Member. The nearest comparable figures are as follow:
Units of Electricity consumed per head of Population Great Britain United States of America 1925–26 128 1926 479 1935–36 330 1935 630 1944–45 692 1944 1,477 All figures relate to public supplies of electricity only.
§ Mr. Ernest Daviesasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the average price charged per unit of electricity in Great Britain for the years 1925, 1935 and 1945, or the latest available year, respectively, and the comparable figures for the U.S.A.
§ Mr. ShinwellThe information is not available exactly for the calendar years mentioned by the hon. Member. The nearest comparable. figures are as follow:
Average Price per Unit of Electricity United States of Great Britain America 1925–26 1.649d. 1926 2.64 cents 1935–36 1.125d. 1935 2.57 cents 1944–45 1.066d. 1944 1.65 cents. All figures relate to public supplies of electricity and to sales to consumers only (i.e. excluding bulk supplies).