§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what the increases in the price of electricity to domestic and industrial consumers, respectively, have been since May 1979;
(2) what the increases in the price of gas to domestic and industrial consumers, respectively, have been since May 1979.
§ Mr. MellorPrice indices for domestic gas and electricity are both components of the general index of retail prices. Between 15 May 1979 and 12 October 1982 the index for gas rose by 97.7 per cent. and that for electricity by 82.6 per cent.
The price indices for industrial gas and electricity are obtained from data on average revenue received from 321W sales. Between the second quarters of 1979 and 1982 the index for gas rose by 84 per cent. and that for electricity by 60 per cent.