§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the length of time of the average electricity disconnection of a credit consumer.
§ Mr. William RossThis information is not available, but the Scottish electricity boards assure me that once the debt is paid the supply is reconnected as quickly as possible.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is able to estimate the annual number of disconnections of domestic electricity supplies.
§ Mr. William RossThe Scottish electricity boards estimate the number of disconnections of domestic electricity supplies at about 2 per cent. of the number of credit consumers.