§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many discount vouchers have been issued by each electricity board; and how many cash discounts have been paid through post offices under the electricity discount scheme at the latest available date.
§ Dr. John CunninghamThe following is the information to 1st July 1978:
Electricity Board Number of vouchers London 34,301 South Eastern 32,812 Southern 31,506 South Western 27,967 East Midlands 24,151 Eastern 52,701 Midlands 43,528 South Wales 15,550 North Western 41,987 Yorkshire 42,599 North Eastern 22,733 Merseyside and North Wales 27,967 South of Scotland 52,860 North of Scotland 14,432 TOTAL 465,094 Notes:
(1) Provisional figures show that some 195,000 cash discounts have been paid by post offices.
(2) Approximately 37,000 electricity discounts have been claimed in Northern Ireland.