HC Deb 08 August 1980 vol 990 cc463-4W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will compare electricity costs for steelmakers in the United Kingdom, France and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Mr. Norman Lamont

As I have made clear on a number of occasions, there are great difficulties in making valid international energy price comparisons. Some current information has been made available to me on the electricity costs of individual steel consumers and I shall, of course, examine this with interest.