Disconnections (Hansard, 23 July 1990)

§ 28. Mr. French
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current level of disconnection for debt of domestic electricity customers.

§ 59. Mr. Oppenheim
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current level of disconnection for debt of domestic electricity customers.

§ 77. Mr. Ian Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has on the current level of disconnection for debt or domestic electricity customers.

§ Mr. Baldry
The latest available information shows that for the year ended 31 March 1990 the number of disconnections for non-payment of electricity bills in England and Wales was 67,421: the lowest annual level since records began.

Mr. Robert G. Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he last met the Director General of Gas Supply to discuss the level of disconnection for debt of domestic customers.

§ Mr. Peter Morrison
My right hon. Friend and I meet the Director General of Gas Supply from time to time to discuss a range of issues of mutual interest. We have noted that the level of disconnection for debt is lower than at any time since records were first kept in 1977.
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§ Mr. Bowis
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he last met the chairman of British Gas to discuss the level of disconnection for debt of domestic customers.

§ Mr. Peter Morrison
My right hon. Friend and I meet the chairman of British Gas from time to time to discuss a range of issues of mutual interest. We have noted that the level of disconnection for debt is lower than at any time since records were first kept in 1977.