§ 5. Mr. Collinsasked the Minister of Fuel and Power to state the highest and lowest charge per unit of electricity in Great Britain; the regions in which these charges apply; and what progress has been made in the standardisation of charges for current and installation.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydComparable figures cannot be given because allowance must be made in each case for the relevant conditions attaching to the tariff. Most boards have now published a standard tariff for each class of consumer, and even where this has not been done considerable progress towards standardisation has been made.
§ Mr. CollinsIs the Minister aware of the wide disparity in charges in the same region between people on two-part tariffs and those buying electricity by slot meter, bearing in mind that slot meters generally apply to poorer people who are thus having to carry a disproportionate burden of the costs? Will he continually press the Authority to consider this matter and to make more equitable charges?