§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many consumers of (a) gas and (b) electricity were disconnected for nonpayment of accounts during each of the past eight quarters for which figures are available indicating, where possible, the numbers who were domestic consumers.
§ Dr. John CunninghamDisconnections of gas and electricity consumers for nonpayment of accounts during the past eight quarters were as follows:
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Quarter ended Gas Electricity 30th June 1976 9,642* 31,941† 30th September 1976 13,574* 33,534† 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 — * Total Disconnections—separate figures for domestic and non-domestic not available. † Domestic consumers only—separate figures for non-domestic consumers not available.