§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of new home tenders approved by local authorities specified electricity as the sole fuel in 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79 and 1979–80.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergAvailable estimates are of proportions of dwellings in which the principal means of heating is electricity:
New dwellings with electric heating in tenders approved for local authorities and new towns. England ٪ of all dwellings approved 1976 9.6 1977 5.6 1978 4.1 1979 (provisional) 2.4 1st half 1980 (provisional) 6.0 Note. Excluding tenders for the Greater London Council