HC Deb 17 April 1947 vol 436 c32W
60. Sir A. Gridley

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many authorised electric supply undertakings are situated in each of the 14 areas into which the country is to be divided as proposed in the Electricity Bill.

Mr. Shinwell

Following is the information:

Electricity Board Number of Undertakers
London 48 undertakers and parts of 4
South Eastern 46 undertakers and parts of 4
Southern 41 undertakers and parts of 3
South Western 39 undertakers
East Anglian 36 undertakers and part of 1
East Midlands 32 undertakers and parts of 2
Midlands 26 undertakers and parts of 4
South Wales 42 undertakers and parts of 2
Merseyside and North Wales 39 undertakers and part of 1
Yorkshire 48 undertakers and parts of 2
North Eastern 25 undertakers and part of 1
North Western 76 undertakers and parts of 2
South East Scotland 15 undertakers and part of 1
South West Scotland 21 undertakers.