§ Mr. DayTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the number of electricity vouchers sent to customer shareholders in the 12 regional electricity companies.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryNearly 1 million people who bought shares in their regional electricity companies last December were sent vouchers in August. The breakdown in respect of each company is as follows:
Electricity vouchers issued by 1 October 1991: Company Number of vouchers Eastern Electricity 62,099 East Midlands Electricity 62,300 London Electricity 27,344 Manweb 98,284 Midlands Electricity 137,083 Northern Electric 72,456 NORWEB 43,267 SEEBOARD 83,667 Southern Electricity 46,091 South Wales Electricity 79,924 South Western Electricity 72,038 Yorkshire Electricity 159,845 Total 944,378