§ 20. Mr. G. Campbellasked the Minister of Power whether he will make a statement on his discussions with the Gas Council about price reductions for consumers converted to natural gas.
§ Mr. FreesonThis is primarily a matter for area gas boards to settle in discussion with their consultative councils, though my right hon. Friend is kept informed of the policies that boards are adopting.
§ Mr. CampbellIs the hon. Gentleman satisfied that any reductions by area boards will strike an appropriate balance between industrial and domestic users?
§ Mr. FreesonThe gas boards are conducting their policies according to the requirements laid on them by Statute not to exercise undue preference in these matters.
§ Dr. GrayWhy is Great Yarmouth to be one of the last towns to be converted to natural gas when it is one of the nearest to the source of discovery?
§ Mr. FreesonI am not in a position to answer that question now, but if my hon. Friend will write to the Gas Council I am sure that he will receive an explanation.