§ Mr. McGuireasked the Minister of Power what proportion of the average delivered cost to the consumer of North Sea gas will be represented by the onshore price received by the producing companies.
§ Mr. FreesonBoth the on-shore price of gas and the average delivered cost of gas to the consumer will depend among other things upon the total volume of consumption and the overall load characteristics at any particular future period. No useful forecasts can be made at present.