Coal Prices

HC Deb 26 November 1974 vol 882 c125W

Mr. Banks

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the price of medium grade domestic coal per hundredweight charged to the consumer in October 1974; and what were the comparable figures for each of the preceding seven years.

Mr. Eadie

Coal prices to the domestic consumer show wide variation dependent upon location and to a lesser extent on the quantity delivered.

The following table shows typical prices in Leeds for deliveries of 5–9 cwt.

Typical Winter Prices for Group C House Coal*
October				Pence per cwt.
1967	…	…	…	…	55
1968	…	…	…	…	57
1969	…	…	…	…	62
1970	…	…	…	…	70
1971	…	…	…	…	76
1972	…	…	…	…	84
1973	…	…	…	…	86
1974	…	…	…	…	89
* Classified as Group IV in 1967 and 1968.

Source: National Coal Board.

Domestic coal prices were raised on 1st November 1974 and a current comparable figure is 107p per cwt.