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10.
Mr. Gower
asked the Minister of Power what number and what proportion of farms in the area of the South Wales Electricity Board were connected to an electricity supply at the latest convenient date; and how this proportion compared with the average for the United Kingdom.
Mr. George
At 31st March, 1961, 16,631 farms in the area of the South Wales Electricity Board were connected. This was 70·8 per cent. of all farms in the area. The average for England and Wales was 83·8 per cent.