Disconnections

HC Deb 16 December 1987 vol 124 cc513-4W

Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he has any proposals to monitor the number of disconnections of supply to gas consumers and electricity consumers following privatisation.

Average fuel prices for households in the second quarter of 1987
Pence per therm
	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
	Average revenue from sales of electricity	Average revenue from sales of gas	Average price of heating oil	Average price of petrol
United Kingdom1	147.7	43.1	32.3	115.4
United States of America	133.8	34.5	33.6	45.5
France	2(236.8)	2(78.0)	50.4	147.4
Germany	247.9	2(64.1)	33.4	111.3
Japan	2(338.3)	2(142.6)	54.4	161.3
1 Data for the United Kingdom are also available for the third quarter of 1987 as follows:
	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
United Kingdom, 1987 Q3	3158.0	47.3	37.2	115.7

Mr. Parkinson

The numbers of disconnections made by both industries are monitored by their respective consumer councils.