§ Mr. CranTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what studies have been undertaken by his Department as to the impact upon bulk users of electricity in the United Kingdom of any increase in electricity prices; whether he will take special account of the position of bulk users when considering representations about the level of any such increases; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Cecil ParkinsonI am fully aware of the impact of bulk users of increases in electricity prices. The contracted load schemes and the qualifying industrial consumers scheme operated by the electricity supply industry continue to provide significant reductions in the price of electricity to bulk users.