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Utility Disconnections
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many households (a) in England and Wales and (b) in the Buckingham constituency have
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been disconnected by (i) water companies, (ii) electricity companies and (iii) telecommunications companies in each year since 1992. [32184]
Mr. Wilson: The disconnection of domestic properties for non-payment of water bills was abolished by the Water Industry Act 1999 with effect from 1 July 1999. The number of disconnections for England and Wales since 1992 is set out in Table 1.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1992–93 | 18,636 |
| 1993–94 | 12,452 |
| 1994–95 | 10,047 |
| 1995–96 | 5,826 |
| 1996–97 | 3,148 |
| 1997–98 | 1,907 |
| 1998–99 | 1,129 |
| April-June 1999 | 127 |
Note:
Information on water disconnections collected by company
Source:
Ofwat
The number of households in Great Britain that have been disconnected for non-payment by electricity and gas companies in each year from 1992 is given in Table 2.
| Gas | Electricity | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15,707 | 18,018 |
| 1993 | 16,068 | 3,700 |
| 1994 | 16,308 | 1,200 |
| 1995 | 14,511 | 838 |
| 1996 | 8,826 | 477 |
| 1997 | 29,771 | 460 |
| 1998 | 29,500 | 400 |
| 1999 | 22,177 | 373 |
| 2000 | 16,500 | 300 |
Notes:
1. Data for 2001 are not yet available
2. Data for England and Wales are not separately available
Source:
Ofgem
The number of households in the United Kingdom that have been disconnected for non-payment by British Telecom in each year from 1998 is given in Table 3.
| Average number of residential lines during period(34) | Number of net disconnections for non-payment per 100 residential lines (disconnections minus reconnections)(35) | Number of net disconnections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | (b) | (a*b)/100 | |
| January-June 1998 | 20,139,000 | 1.5 | 302,000 |
| July-December 1998 | 20,100,000 | 1.5 | 302,000 |
| January-June 1999 | 20,071,000 | 1.4 | 281,000 |
| July-December 1999 | 20,065,000 | 1.5 | 301,000 |
| January-June 1999 | 20,038,000 | 1.6 | 321,000 |
| July-December 1999 | 19,962,000 | 1.6 | 319,000 |
| January-June 1999 | 19,954,000 | 1.5 | 299,000 |
| 1998 | — | — | 604,000 |
| 1999 | — | — | 582,000 |
| 2000 | — | — | 640,000 |
(34) Market Information, http://www.oftel.gov.uk/publications/marketinfo/ index.htm
(35) Oftel, http://www.oftel.gov.uk/consumer/initiatives/disc0900.htm
Note:
No data are publicly available on a regional basis or for years prior to 1998. Data refer to BT only.
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Data are not available to produce numbers of disconnections for electricity, gas, water or telecommunications in the Buckingham constituency.
Company Statistics
Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the work force is employed in companies that have grown 20 per cent. or more in the last four years in (a) St. Helens, South, (b) the St. Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the North West RDA region, (f) the other RDA regions, (g) England and (h) the UK. [35418]
Ruth Kelly: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Shaun Woodward, dated 12 February 2002:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the percentage of the workforce that is employed in companies that have grown 20% or more in the last four years in the following areas: a) St Helen's South b) the St Helen's MBC area c) Merseyside d) Manchester e) the north West RDA region f) the RDA regions g) England and h) the UK. (35418)
- The figures requested are shown in the table below:
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| St. Helen's South Parliamentary Constituency | 23 |
| St. Helen's District | 30 |
| Merseyside Metropolitan County | 37 |
| Manchester Unitary Authority | 45 |
| Greater Manchester Metropolitan County | 47 |
| North West | 42 |
| North East | 46 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 41 |
| East Midlands | 46 |
| West Midlands | 39 |
| East | 51 |
| London | 53 |
| South East | 49 |
| South West | 41 |
| England | 47 |
| UK | 47 |
Source:
Office for National Statistics, Inter Departmental Business Register
Criteria: Businesses live at May 2001, from the extract for the DTI Small Business Publication—"VAT registrations and De-registrations: Business Start-ups and Closures" (available free of charge on www.sbs.gov.uk), compared with their situation in 1996.
Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the work force was employed by (a) European and (b) other foreign companies in (i) St. Helens, South, (ii) the St. Helens
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MBC area, (iii) Merseyside, (iv) Manchester, (v) the North West RDA region, (vi) the other RDA regions and (vii) England in each of the last five years. [35417]
Ruth Kelly: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Shaun Woodward, dated 12 February 2002:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the percentage of the workforce that is employed by (a) European and (b) other foreign companies in (i) St Helens South, (ii) the St Helens MBC area, (iii) Merseyside, (iv) Manchester, (v) the North West RDA region, (vi) the other RDA regions and (vii) England in each of the last five years. (35417)
- The information requested is not available for each of the last five years. It could only be given at disproportionate cost. However, information for 2001 can be given and is shown in the table below.
| Area | European (excl UK) | Other foreign |
|---|---|---|
| St. Helen's South PC | 2 | 3 |
| St. Helen's District | 3 | 2 |
| Merseyside Metropolitan County | 2 | 2 |
| Manchester | 3 | 2 |
| Greater Manchester Metropolitan County | 9 | 3 |
| North West | 6 | 3 |
| North East | 3 | 4 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 3 | 8 |
| East Midlands | 3 | 4 |
| West Midlands | 6 | 6 |
| East | 3 | 7 |
| London | 4 | 8 |
| South East | 5 | 11 |
| South West | 1 | 4 |
| England | 4 | 7 |
Source:
Office for National Statistics Inter Departmental Business Register
Criteria: Based on the extract used to produce the National Statistics publication "PA1003—Size Analysis of United Kingdom Businesses 2001" (available free of charge on the NS website www. statistics.gov.uk). The figures are based on the location of the main address of the business.
Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of companies in (a) St. Helens, South, (b) the St. Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the North West RDA region, (f) the other RDA regions, (g) England and (h) the UK (i) started up and (ii) failed, in the last five years. [35419]
Ruth Kelly: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Shaun Woodward, dated 12 February 2002:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the percentage of companies in (a) St Helen's South, (b) the St Helen's MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the North West RDA region, (f) the other RDA regions (g) England and (h) the UK that were (i)start-ups and (ii) failed in the last five years.(35419).
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- The figures for St Helen's South parliamentary constituency could only be given at disproportionate cost. However, the start-ups (VAT registrations), closures (VAT de-registrations) and stock (enterprises registered for VAT) for all counties, unitary authorities and districts in the UK requested, are available on the Small Business Service website. The web address is http://sbs.gov.uk/content/statistics/vat—2000.pdf. You will need to refer to tables 4, 5 and 6 Business Start ups and Closures: VAT Registrations and De-Registrations in 2000.
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