§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether Mr. Montague Alfred is currently in the employ of the state.
Average revenue from sales of gas to house-holds in pence per therm Average revenue from sales of electricity to households in pence per kWh Average price of light heating oil to households in pence per litre 1979 1984 1979 1984 1979 1984 quarter 2 quarter 2 quarter 2 quarter 2 quarter 2 quarter 2 Canada 10.3 29.0 *(1.24) n/a 6.1 21.3 France *(38.0) ‡(63.8) *(4.44) ‡(5.90) 11.9 25.9 Germany *(32.8) ‡(55.6) 4.45 6.31 13.5 22.0 Italy 27.6 54.2 2.46 n/a 9.8 29.8 Netherlands ≑(21.0) ≑(45.7) *(4.51) ‡(6.36) 11.6 24.1 Norway †— †— 1.47 2.87 10.9 26.3 UK 18.7 41.4 2.80 5.10 10.2 22.3 USA 14.2 41.7 2.17 5.24 8.4 22.8 Source: OECD * Average for 1979 † No consumption ‡ Average for 1983 ≑ See Note (i) below. Notes:
(i) Except for gas prices in the Netherlands (which relate to an annual consumption of 3000 cu. meters) the prices shown above for gas and electricity are based on average revenue per unit consumed. In general this will differ from the price derived for a given level of annual consumption.
(ii) International comparisons of energy prices are difficult to construct because of incompatibilities in the basic data. They require careful interpretation because of movements in exchange rates and variation in the timing of tariff revisions between countries. The above figures are based on exchange rates prevailing in the second quarters of 1979 and 1984 respectively: had they all been based on 1984 rates a different picture would have been shown.
n/a = not available.