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Mr. Cartwright
asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many consumers of (a) gas and (b) electricity were disconnected for non-payment of accounts during the quarters ended 30th June 1976, 30th September 1976, 31st December 1976, 31st March 1977, 30th June 1977 and 30th September 1977, indicating where possible the numbers who were domestic consumers.
Dr. John Cunningham
Disconnections of gas and electricity consumers for non-payment of accounts during the past six quarters were as follows:
| Quarter ended | Gas | Electricity |
| 30th June 1976 | 9,642* | 31,941† |
| 30th September 1976 | 13,574* | 33,534† |
| 31st December 1976 | 9,408* | 24,873† |
| 31st March 1977 | 6,327* | 13,593† |
| 30th June 1977 | Domestic | 23,961† |
| 9,835 | ||
| Non-Domestic | ||
| 100 | ||
| 30th September 1977 | Domestic | 28,509† |
| 13,480 | ||
| Non-Domestic | ||
| 137 | ||
| * Total disconnections—separate figures for domestic and non-domestic not available. | ||
| † Domestic consumers only—separate figures for non-domestic consumers not available. | ||