HC Deb 04 December 1979 vol 975 c125W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the statutory powers under which he may abstract the windfall profits of the British Gas Corporation when gas prices advance to support the sales of rival fuels currently uncompetitive with gas.

Mr. Norman Lamont

I have no powers to require the British Gas Corporation to pay over to me excess revenues other than those specified in section 16 of the Gas Act 1972.

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