§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the cost of providing all pensioners with a 75 per cent. reduction in their gas, electricity and solid fuel bills during the winter months.
§ Mr. MellorAn accurate assessment of the cost of providing all pensioners with a 75 per cent. reduction in their gas, electricity and solid fuel bills during the winter months cannot be made with available data. However a rough estimation suggests that the cost of providing such a reduction over the months of October to March could be of the order of £1,000 million.