§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the average annual electricity bill for a private consumer in each of the electricity board areas in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. EadieThe average revenue obtained from domestic consumers by each of the electricity boards in Great Britain and by the Northern Ireland Electricity Service in 1975–76—the latest year for which accounts for all the boards concerned have been published—was as follows:
Electricity Board or Service Average Revenue £ London … 82 South Eastern … 92 Southern … 90 South Western … 97 Eastern … 90 East Midlands … 72 Midlands … 83 South Wales … 72 Merseyside and North Wales … 80 Yorkshire … 75 North Eastern … 68 North Western … 76 South of Scotland … 94 North of Scotland … 104 Northern Ireland … 75 NOTES: (1) The different figures reflect the different level of consumption—both total consumption and the relative amounts consumed under different tariffs—in one area compared with another as well as different tariff levels. 320W In particular, the relatively high figures for the Scottish boards reflect high average consumption in Scotland.
(2) The figures for the English, Welsh and Scottish boards were derived from the annual reports and accounts for 1975–76 of the boards concerned and those for Northern Ireland from information provided by the Northern Ireland Electricity Service.