59. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Power if, in view of the further increases recently announced in fuel prices in Scotland, he will reconsider his decision not to appoint a committee to investigate the impact and consequences of the differential fuel prices of the nationalised fuel industries.
§ Mr. MarshNo. The reasons I gave in answer to the hon. Member's Question of 14th February remain valid.—[Vol. 741, c.50.]
60. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Minister of Power what estimate he has made of the savings attainable by industry and by domestic consumers in Scotland by charging a uniform price for nationalised fuels throughout the United Kingdom.
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§ Mr. MarshIt is not possible to calculate this precisely, but industry in Scotland would pay rather less and domestic consumers a little more. There might be an overall saving of about 2 per cent.