HC Deb 18 July 1978 vol 954 c184W
Mr. Cartwright

asked 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 Cunningham

The 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.

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