§ 3. Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give a general direction to the electricity and gas corporations to limit the price increases to ordinary customers to no more than 5 per cent. during the next six months and no more than 10 per cent. during the next 12 months.
§ Mr. BennNo. Any further price increases must reflect all the circumstances of the time, including our policy of avoiding further energy price subsidies and our counter-inflation policy.