§ 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 eight most recent quarters for which figures are available indicating, where possible, the numbers of domestic consumers.
§ Dr. John Cunningham:The information is as follows:
Quarter ended Gas Electricity 31st December 1976 9,408* 24,873† 31st March 1977 6,327* 13,593† 30th June 1977: Domestic 9,835 23,961† Non-Domestic 100 — 30th September 1977: Domestic 13,480 28,509† Non-Domestic 137 — 31st December 1977: Domestic 9,694 17,587† Non-Domestic 155 — 31st March 1978: Domestic 7,375 18,008† Non-Domestic 105 — 30th June 1978: Domestic 8,845 27,103† Non-Domestic 139 — 30th September 1978: Domestic 9,387 24,295† Non-Domestic 136 — * Total disconnections—Separate figures for domestic and non-domestic not available. † Domestic consumers only—Separate figures for non-domestic not available.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many domestic consumers were disconnected by each of the area gas and electricity boards following non-payment of accounts during the most recent quarter for which figures are available.
§ Dr. John Cunningham:Disconnections of domestic electricity and gas consumers for non-payment of accounts in each Electricity Area Board and Gas Region 481W for the quarter ended 30th September 1978 were as follows:
Area Electricity Board London 3,223 South-Eastern 937 Southern 975 South-Western 630 Eastern 1,882 East Midlands 2,688 Midlands 2,650 South Wales 742 Merseyside and North Wales 2,919 Yorkshire 2,951 North Eastern 1,600 North Western 3,098 24,295 Gas Region Scottish 497 Northern 1,105 North-Western 2,159 North-Eastern 650 East Midlands 1,018 West Midlands 1,224 Wales 260 Eastern 503 North Thames 767 South-Eastern 779 Southern 335 South Western 90 9,387