asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the length of time of the average electricity disconnection of a credit consumer.

This information is not available, but the Scottish electricity boards assure me that once the debt is paid the supply is reconnected as quickly as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is able to estimate the annual number of disconnections of domestic electricity supplies.

The Scottish electricity boards estimate the number of disconnections of domestic electricity supplies at about 2 per cent. of the number of credit consumers.