§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many gas meters were questioned by domestic consumers for their accuracy in 1980, 1981, 1982 and to the nearest available date in 1983.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe total numbers of disputed gas meters submitted to my Department for testing were as follows:
Numbers 1980 6,124 1981 7,286 1982 8,472 *1983 13,537 * Up to 31 October 1983. It is estimated that about 1 per cent. of these meters were non-domestic.