§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the average standing charge on the normal tariff for quarterly billed gas and electricity consumers in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. John MooreStanding charges for the normal domestic tariffs are altered from time to time. The following table shows the average quarterly standing charge which applied in England and Wales as from the first meter reading occurring on or after the date shown.
Gas Electricity 1 April 1977 £1.77 £2.69 1 April 1978 — £3.01 1 June 1979 £1.91 £3.31 1 September 1979 — £3.71 1 April 1980 £4.15 £4.72 1 August 1980 — £5.15 1 October 1980 £5.54 — 1 April 1981 £6.68 £5.94 1 October 1981 £7.68 —