§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will give a general direction to align domestic gas tariffs between the regional boards since the quarterly minimum tariff is at present twice as high in Scotland as certain regions of England.
§ Dr. J. Dickson MabonTariff formulation is a matter for the British Gas Corporation, who have made considerable progress in the last two years in reducing tariff differentials between regions. The only respects in which the domestic tariffs in Scotland remain higher than their equivalents in the majority of other Gas Regions are a 75p differential in one quarterly standing charge, and a difference of ½p a therm in the charge for the first block of consumption on the "prepayment" tariff.