HC Deb 19 November 2002 vol 394 cc108-9W
Norman Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information she has received on the number of electricity power supply cuts in each county in England in each of the last 10 years. [80932]

Mr. Wilson

[holding answer 18 November 2002]: Data on interruptions in supply of electricity to consumers is collected by Ofgem. It is gathered on the basis of the geographic areas covered by each distribution licence rather than by county. Reproduced in Tables 1 and 2 are the number of consumer interruptions, together with the consumer minutes lost. These provide an indication of the duration of interruption.