§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many homes in(a) Chesham and Amersham and (b) Buckinghamshire were without power after the storms in October; and for how long in each case. [85132]
§ Mr. WilsonI have been advised by LE Group that the numbers of customers without electricity due to the storm in Chesham and Amersham on the following days were:
Day Numbers of customers 27 October 2002 1.977 28 October 2002 150 29 October 2002 88 30 October 2002 55 31 October 2002 43 1 November 2002 0 With regard to your question (b), LE Group and Scottish and Southern Energy (S&S) company area boundaries divide Buckinghamshire. The companies have informed me that the number of customers without electricity was as follows:
Number of customers Day S&S LE Group Total 27 October 2002 7,190 7,112 14,302 28 October 2002 1,387 3,597 4,984 29 October 2002 222 997 1,219 30 October 2002 0 761 761 31 October 2002 0 686 686 1 November 2002 0 50 50 No accurate figures are available for 2 November 2002 from LE Group: however, all LE Group customers were restored by midnight on 3 November 2002.
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