HC Deb 10 February 1975 vol 886 cc29-30W
Mr. Mike Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what examination his Department has made of the value and practicality of "energy billing" rather than separate billing for coal, oil, electricity and gas, or any two of these products.

Mr. Varley

Studies which have been made of joint billing by the gas and electricity industries have not justified any change of practice. There have been no studies of joint billing involving the other fuels, which are retailed by private concerns.