§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many domestic consumers were disconnected by each gas or electricity area board for non-payment of accounts during the quarter ended 31 March.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont: Figures for the number of gas and electricity domestic consumers disconnected for non-payment of accounts during the quarter ended 31 March 1980 are as follows :
GAS REGION Scottish 330 Northern 881 North Western 1,807 North Eastern 356 East Midlands 711 West Midlands 1,457 Wales 139 Eastern 363 North Thames 2,393 South Eastern 793 Southern 230 South Western 58 9,518
AREA ELECTRICITY BOARD London 9,193 South Eastern 692 Southern 908 South Western 432 Eastern 1,719 East Midlands 2,534 Midlands 2,661 South Wales 642 Merseyside and North Wales 2,152 Yorkshire 2,269 North Eastern 1,574 North Western 2,056 26,832