HC Deb 31 March 1983 vol 40 cc262-3W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give a comparison of coal, fuel oil and gas prices to heavy industrial consumers in each European Community country, the United States of America and Japan, now and one, two, three and four years ago, respectively.

Mr. Gray

Information is not available in the precise form requested. The following table sets out the best data currently available in the Department.

Natural gas

(per 107 kcal)
1st quarter 1979 1st quarter 1980 1st quarter 1981 1st quarter 1982 4th quarter 1982
Belgium 100.89 131.51 154.81 190.87 186.96
Netherlands NA NA NA NA NA
Luxembourg 126.54 156.15 NA NA NA
Denmark NA NA NA NA NA
France NA NA NA NA NA
F R Germany NA NA NA NA NA
Italy 102.00 181.20 220.00 231.12 NA
Ireland NA NA 768.83 651.65 585.60
Greece NA NA NA NA NA
UK 101.99 142.63 190.68 169.99 155.11
USA 75.00 93.00 99.00 122.00 150.00
Japan 100.45 170.56 241.37 241.40 NA
NA=data not available.