HC Deb 03 December 2002 vol 395 cc688-9W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many homes in(a) Chesham and Amersham and (b) Buckinghamshire were without power after the storms in October; and for how long in each case. [85132]

Mr. Wilson

I have been advised by LE Group that the numbers of customers without electricity due to the storm in Chesham and Amersham on the following days were:

Day Numbers of customers
27 October 2002 1.977
28 October 2002 150
29 October 2002 88
30 October 2002 55
31 October 2002 43
1 November 2002 0

With regard to your question (b), LE Group and Scottish and Southern Energy (S&S) company area boundaries divide Buckinghamshire. The companies have informed me that the number of customers without electricity was as follows:

Number of customers
Day S&S LE Group Total
27 October 2002 7,190 7,112 14,302
28 October 2002 1,387 3,597 4,984
29 October 2002 222 997 1,219
30 October 2002 0 761 761
31 October 2002 0 686 686
1 November 2002 0 50 50

No accurate figures are available for 2 November 2002 from LE Group: however, all LE Group customers were restored by midnight on 3 November 2002.