HC Deb 13 March 1924 vol 170 cc2598-9W
Mr. LANSBURY

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state, in tabular form, the cost per unit charged for electricity supplied for domestic use and for industrial purposes, respectively, by municipal authorities and public companies in the County of London; and will he state the highest and lowest charge levied?

Mr. GOSLING

The figures are as follow:

LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Metropolitan Borough Council. Average price obtained per unit during the year ended 31st March, 1923. Year ended 31st March, 1923.
Lighting and Domestic Supplies. Power and Industrial Supplies. Highest charge levied per unit.
d. d. d.
Battersea … … … 5.02 1.38 F 6
Bermondsey … … … 6.16 2.05 F 7
Bethnal Green … … … 4.31 1.94 MD 8
Fulham … … … 5.68 1.50 F 6
Hackney … … … 4.66 1.82 F 6
Hammersmith … … … 5.78 1.27 F 6
Hampstead … … … 6.74 1.97* F 7
Islington … … … 6.04 1.94 F 5¼
Poplar … … … 3.51 1.35 F 4½
St. Marylebone … … … 2.83† F 6½
St. Pancras … … … 5.18 1.50* F 6d. and 5d.
Shoreditch … … … 5.43 1.95* F 6
Southwark … … … 6.69 2.25 F 8
Stoke Newington … … … 5.62 2.71 F 6
Stepney … … … 3.86 1.52 MD 8
Woolwich … … … 4.10 1.30 F 6
* Includes Heating and Cooking.
† Not separately shown in the returns.
M.D. Indicates highest rate of charge under maximum demand system of charge.
F Indicates highest charge on flat-rate system.