HC Deb 08 May 1975 vol 891 cc521-2W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether, in view of the impact of higher electricity charges on the less well off, he will give a general direction to electricity boards to install pre-payment meters, where these are re-

Mrs. Hart

The Community entered into supply agreements with 39 countries and organisations under its 1974 food aid programmes in cereals. Details are set out in a Commission working document covering the evaluation of Community food aid in that year of which a copy has been placed in the Library of the House. The cost to the Community budget is likely to be about £70 million.

Recipients are required to meet all costs arising after delivery, either "free on board" in EEC ports or "cost, insurance and freight" in recipient countries' ports; but we do not have precise figures.

Details of all British national actions are set out in the following table; but we do not have similar details of the implementation of other member States' national actions.

quested by retirement pensioners or families in receipt of supplementary benefit.

Mr. Eadie

No. Electricity boards consider each request for a prepayment meter individually. The boards also operate easy-payment schemes to help consumers to pay for their electricity as they go rather than at the end of the quarter.

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