§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will publish figures in theOfficial Report showing the domestic charge for a unit of electricity as a percentage of the price charged to large industrial users in the United Kingdom and West Germany for the latest period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerFrom the Electricity Council "Survey of International Prices", a copy of which is 331W available in the Library, the latest information comparing prices in England and Wales with West Germany is as follows:
Pence/KWh Domestic price Industrial price Domestic as percentage of industrial England and Wales 6.81 3.37 202 West Germany 9.41 4.43 212 Notes:
1. The domestic price is for a consumer with an annual requirement of 3,300 KWhrs.2. The industrial price is for a large consumer with an annual maximum demand of 10 MW at a load of 80 per cent.3. The comparison is of prices as at 1 July 1988.