§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, (1) on the basis that the present differential rates in favour of the private domestic consumer remained, what percentage price rises would be required to make the electrical industry viable;
(2) on the basis that industrial, commercial and private consumers bore an equal share of the cost burdens of the electrical industry, what percentage increases in charges would be required in industrial, commercial and private tariffs to make the industry viable.
§ Mr. EmeryI think that my hon. Friend will realise that these are matters for the Electricity Council, and I am asking the chairman to write to my hon. Friend.