§ Mr. Philip Hollandasked the Minister for Trade what was the total cost of each area or regional nationalised industries consumer council; and what was the cost of each national consumer council, during the last complete 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Dr. VaughanFollowing are the costs borne on the Department's Vote in the financial year ended 31 March 1982:
Gas (£000s) National Gas Consumers' Council 193.1 Regional gas consumers' councils: Scottish 100.7 Northern 114.6 North-Western 101.9 North-Eastern 65.8 East Midlands 71.1 West Midlands 98.7 Wales 87.1 Eastern 90.8 North Thames 94.4 South-Eastern 112.7 South-Western 93.4 Southern 96.0
Electricity (£000s) Electricity Consumers' Council 176.1 Area electricity consultative councils: London 101.4 South-Eastern 68.3 Southern 78.3 South-Western 69.3 Eastern 96.5 East Midlands 87.2 Midlands 84.3 South Wales 80.8 Merseyside & North Wales 65.0 Yorkshire 64.3 North-Eastern 78.3 North-Western 79.6 262W
Transport Central Transport Consultative Committee 120.0 Area transport users' consultative committees: London *56.0 South East East Anglia †33.6 East Midland *57.1 West Midland North-West 41.3 Scottish 43.5
Transport Wales *71.1 South-West Yorkshire †32.9 North-East †27.4 * Committees jointly served by same Secretariat † Total B R staff salary costs equally apportioned between each of these committees.
Posts and Telecommunications (£000s) Post Office Users' National Council *276.1 Post Office users' councils for Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland * Certain expenditure items are not readily allocable between the individual councils.
Coal (£000s) Domestic Coal Consumers' Council 76.1