§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many consumers of (a) gas and (b) electricity were disconnected for non-payment of accounts during each of the past five years, specifying where possible the number who were domestic consumers.
§ Dr. John A. CunninghamDisconnections for the past five years for nonpayment of accounts are given in the following table. In the case of gas, separate figures for domestic consumers are not available; for electricity, they are available for 1975–76 and 1976–77 only.
From 1st April 1976 the figures for electricity disconnections have been revised to exclude disconnections which do not relate to domestic premises in regular occupation.
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§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many consumers of (a) gas and (b) electricity were disconnected for non-payment of accounts during the quarters ended 30th June 1976, 31st September 1976, 31st December 1976 and 31st March 1977, indicating where possible the numbers who were domestic consumers.
Quarter ending Gas (number of disconnections) Electricity (number of disconnections) 30th June 1976 … … … … 9,642 31,941* 30th September 1976 … … … … 13574 33,534* 31st December 1976 … … … … 9,408 24,873* 31st March 1977 … … … … 6,327 13,593 * These figures differ marginally from the figures given in the reply to my hon. Friend 25th March as a result of the correction of minor inaccuracies.