§ Mr. ForthTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many households in the UK use coin-operated meters for electricity. [84661]
§ Mr. BattleThe latest Office of Electricity Regulation statistics (for the last quarter of 1998) show that there were 661 coin meters in use in Scotland, England and Wales. I have asked my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to provide the right hon. Member with the relevant figures for Northern Ireland, and to place a copy of her response in the Library of the House.