HC Deb 19 January 1981 vol 997 c20W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will direct electricity and gas boards to assess the numbers of long-term domestic disconnections for debt by making a count at a specific point in time rather than counting the numbers in reconnection; and what is his estimate of the numerical difference between these two systems.

Mr. Norman Lamont

No. This is a matter for the industries but I am advised that it is not possible to identify the period of disconnection until a consumer is reconnected. I also understand that the alternative method proposed would not give a significantly different answer.

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