HC Deb 25 May 1976 vol 912 c162W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many employees there are per million kwh today; and how many there were in 1970.

Mr. Eadie

I am informed by the Electricity Council that the number of employees in the electricity supply industry per million kilowatt hours supplied in 1975–76 was estimated to be 0.87 as compared with 1.11 in 1970–71.

Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the most up-to-date figure for kilowatt hours of electricity generation per employee in the electricity supply industry.

Mr. Eadie

I am informed by the Electricity Council that the estimated output per employee in 1975–76 was 1.15 million kilowatt hours.