§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of households in Scotland use
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Deaths from solvent abuse by region of occurrence 1976 to 1982 Region 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 *1982 Total Borders — — — — — — — — Central — — — — — 2 — 2 Dumfries and Galloway — — — — — — 1 1 Fife — — 1 — — — 1 2 Grampian — — — 1 — 1 — 2 Highland — — — — — — 1 1 Lothian — — — 1 — — 2 3 Strathclyde 1 2 1 — 2 6 6 18 Tayside — — — — 1 — 2 3 Orkney — — — — — — — — Shetland — — — — — — — — Western Isles — — — — — — — — Total 1 2 2 2 3 9 13 32 *Provisional figures. (a) coal, (b) gas, (c) electricity and (d) oil as the primary means of heating; and what percentage of consumers use (i) gas and (ii) electricity as the primary means of cooking in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartEstimates taken from the general household surveys 1980 and 1981 are set out in the following table. Because of the small sample size, they are subject to a wide margin of error.
Type of fuel mainly used for room heating in winter Percentage of households in Scotland*1980–81 Solid fuel 24 Gas (includes calor gas) 42 Electricity 34 Oil (includes paraffin) 7 Other 2 * Percentages sum to more than 100 because some households used more than one type of fuel as their main form of room heating in winter. No information is available on fuels used for cooking.