§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many disconnections were made by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in the last year; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LangI am advised that the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board carried out 4,343 disconnections in the calendar year ended 31 December 1988. The figures for each year since 1979 are as follows:
Numbers 1979 2,869 1980 3,373 1981 3,764 1982 2,830 1983 1,904 1984 1,893 1985 2,434 1986 3,104 1987 4,538 1988 4,343