HC Deb 15 December 1976 vol 922 cc712-3W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the cost of North Sea gas to a consumer in Yorkshire, and how this compares with the cost in Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Liverpool, Cornwall, Carlisle, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling.

Dr. J. Dickson Mabon

The cost to consumers varies with the level of consumption and the tariff selected. Average annual costs for consumers in the places named are illustrated below:

150 therms per annum on General Credit Tariff £ 500 therms per annum on Gold Star Tariff £
Cornwall 40.40 92.50
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Stiriling
Yorkshire 32.65 82.50
Manchester
Newcastle
Liverpool
Carlisle
Birmingham 31.15 80.00

The comparable figures for London are £37.40 and £92.50.