Domestic Energy Disconnections

HC Deb 02 February 1981 vol 998 cc16-7W

Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what were the numbers of disconnections of consumers of electricity and gas, respectively, in each quarter of the last four years.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The figures are as follows:

	Gas	Electricity
30 June 1977	9,835	23,961
30 September 1977	13,480	28,509
31 December 1977	9,694	17,587
31 March 1978	7,375	18,008
	40,384	88,065
30 June 1978	8,845	27,103

	Gas	Electricity
30 September 1978	9,387	24,295
31 December 1978	7,486	19,153
31 March 1979	6,343	16,707
	32,061	87,258
30 June 1979	8,005	23,402
30 September 1979	11,317	27,554
31 December 1979	9,395	21,127
31 March 1980	9,518	26,811
	38,235	98,894
30 June 1980	10,305	34,385
30 September 1980	12,788	34,827
Late figures for 1980–81 not available.