§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether it is his intention to require the Central Electricity Generating Board and the British Gas Corporation to index their prices to the consumer by six-monthly or quarterly rises to keep pace with inflation.
§ Mr. Norman LamontNo. The detailed tariff changes necessary to achieve their financial targets are matters for the industries themselves. However, I have asked the British Gas Corporation and the Electricity Council to phase this year's increases in two stages.