HC Deb 29 June 1964 vol 697 cc176-7W
Dame Irene Ward

asked the Minister of Power by what percentage, based on an index of 100, the costs of coal, gas, and electricity, respectively, have risen since January, 1959, to the nearest convenient date.

Mr. Peyton

Between the first quarter of 1959 and the first quarter of 1964 the wholesale price index of coal rose by 10 per cent., the average revenue per therm of gas by 7 per cent. and the average revenue per unit of electricity by 6¼ per cent.

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