HC Deb 15 May 1980 vol 984 cc580-1W
Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the projected annual growth of electricity demand for the next five years.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The latest winter for which weather-corrected maximum demand figures are available is that of 1978–79. For the five-year period from then until the winter of 1983–84 the average annual growth in simultaneous maximum demand in Scotland projected by the Scottish Electricity Boards is just over 1 per cent.