§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many electricity consumers have so far claimed discounts under the current scheme; at what total cost; what has been the average discount; and how these figures compare with those for the corresponding period of 1978.
§ Mr. Norman LamontSome 1.90 million consumers have so far claimed
Electricity Board 1979 1978 London … … … … … 107,945 34,301 South Eastern … … … … … 140,998 32,812 Southern … … … … … 140,116 31,506 South Western … … … … … 100,175 27,967 East Midlands … … … … … 101,967 24,151 Eastern … … … … … 195,224 52,701 Midlands … … … … … 152,860 43,528 South Wales … … … … … 46,638 15,550 North Western … … … … … 145,321 41,987 Yorkshire … … … … … 133,641 42,599 North Eastern … … … … … 78,888 22,733 Merseyside and North Wales … … … … … 90,788 27,967 South of Scotland … … … … … N.A 52,860 North of Scotland … … … … … N.A. 14,432 Totals 1,434,561 465,091 (1) 1979 figures for the two Scottish Boards are not yet available.
(2) Some 48,000 consumers have so far claimed the discount in Northern Ireland (41,377 in 1978) and provisional figures show some 425,000 cash discounts to have been issued by post offices (195,000 in 1978)