HC Deb 19 October 1981 vol 10 c79W
Mr. Chris Patten

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the number of units per employee sold by the Electricity Council in each of the last five years and at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Mellor:

The information is:

Years ending March Units sold per supply industry employee million kilowatt hours
1976–77 1.17
1977–78 1.23
1978–79 1.28
1979–80 1.28
1980–81 1.25
These figures are based on the average number of employees each year in the Electricity Council, Central Electricity Generating Board and the Area Electricity Boards in England and Wales.