§ Mr. Moyleasked the Minister of Power what is the average price per therm of light petroleum gases sold to industrial users in the south-eastern region of the country.
§ Mr. FreesonIndustrial consumers in the United Kingdom use about 300,000 tons of light petroleum gases a year for bulk consumption or in cylinders for more specialist purposes. Bulk purchases are at individually negotiated prices which may vary considerably although about 8d. a therm is representative. Gas in cylinders is usually sold at published prices of in excess of 50d. a therm. A regional analysis is not available and because information on the proportion of bulk purchases within the total is not known no meaningful averages can be calculated.