§ Mr. Higgsasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the Metropolitan Electric Supply Company has informed its consumers that all-in tariff agreements will terminate on 31st December, and that future charges may be altered at any time on giving three months notice; and is there any particular 364W reason why the company in question should have taken this step when none of the other companies have done so?
§ Captain WallaceThe company has informed its all-in tariff consumers that present agreements will terminate on the 31st December next, but that it will continue to supply after that date on terms that the charges may be altered on three months' notice and that either party may terminate the agreement on similar notice.
Circumstances arising out of the war may make it necessary for the company to raise its charges and I understand that its existing agreements, unlike those of many other undertakers, do not contain any provision for variation.