§ 42. Mr. Vaughan-Morganasked the Minister of Fuel and Power when he expects to receive the report of the review by the British Electricity Authority of the principles recommended by the Retail Tariffs Committee in the light of the experience by boards of standardisation of tariffs, which he has asked for.
§ Mr. Joynson-HicksThe British Electricity Authority have already informed my right hon. Friend of the results of the review carried out by their Retail Tariffs Committee. Most of the modifications in tariffs suggested by the Committee have been accepted by the area boards and are being made, but standardisation is still going on and the Committee is considering what further recommendations to make in the light of the additional experience now becoming available.
§ Mr. Vaughan-MorganWill that report be available to the public or to Members of this House? Is my right hon. Friend aware that standardisation is proceeding very slowly and that very curious anomalies exist, particularly in the region of the South-Eastern Electricity Board?
§ Mr. Joynson-HicksThe report would not normally be available publicly because it is the report of a committee of the industry. We are aware of anomalies, but there are fewer now than there were six years ago, when up to 600 different tariffs were in operation in what is now the area of an electricity board.