§ Mr. John Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Energy what representations he has received from industries which are heavy energy users regarding the efficacy of the financial arrangements he announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget speech.
§ Mr. MellorI have received little correspondence on this particular matter, but such representations as I have received from industrial heavy energy users have generally welcomed the new measures which were announced by my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget statement.
§ Mr. John Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will set up an independent inquiry to which both the Central Electricitiy Generating Board and the major industrial energy consumers could give evidence as to ways and means of achieving more equivalent energy prices in the United Kingdom compared with its major overseas competitors.
§ Mr. MellorAs I indicated earlier this year, I am considering the Electricity Council's review of the Central Electricity Board's bulk supply tariff, and have invited representations on it from industrial consumers and others. A number of representations from major industrial energy consumers have been received.