HC Deb 06 March 1980 vol 980 c324W
Mr. Eggar

asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he will detail the average price per therm of gas delivered for (a) industrial consumers on non-interruptible contracts, (b) industrial consumers on interruptible contracts, and (c) domestic consumers as at 1 January; and if he will give his estimate of the price per therm as above as at 1 June and 1 December 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983;

(2) if he will express the average price per therm for gas delivered in the London area for the average gas consumer as a percentage of the average gas oil price for an equvilalent average gas oil consumer; and if he will detail the price per therm of gas assuming that the gas price was 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and 95 per cent. of the gas oil price.

Mr. Norman Lamont

I shall answer my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

Mr. Eggar

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will detail, in the form and for the period most readily available, the amount of gas produced as a percentage of the amount supplied to customers by the British Gas Corporation from the following sources: (a) southern North Sea fields, (b) Frigg, (c) other northern North Sea fields, (d) liquid natural gas imports and (e) other sources; and if he anticipates that the percentages detailed will change significantly for the period to 31 December 1982.

Mr. Gray

The proportions by source of gas available to the British Gas Corporation are tabulated below for 1979 together with estimates for 1982. The increasing contribution from the "Other Northern basin" results from the anticipated supplies from the Brent field.