§ 51. Mr. Gregor Mackenzieasked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the increase in the cost of living following the electricity board's announcement of price increases; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithMy Department has not yet received details of the tariff changes announced by the boards, but the direct effect will be that a rise of 12 per cent. in domestic electricity charges would raise the General Index of Retail Prices All-items figure by about two-fifths of a point, or about one-quarter of one per cent.