§ Mr. David Howellasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will publish a table showing the average price being charged to industry for new contracts for non-interruptible supply of natural gas, comparing the United Kingdom with France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium and Holland.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithData giving average prices to industry for new contracts for "non-interruptible" supply of natural gas is not available. The table gives the latest available information on prices paid for firm gas supply by the typical industrial consumer.
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European Industrial Gas Prices* to the Typical Consumer Country 1/10 Million Therms/Annum P/Therm Firm Supplies Belgium 27.7–29.6 France 23.7–27.1 Germany 26.3–37.0 Italy 26.5–28.1 Netherlands 25.3–26.5 United Kingdom 30.3 * Source: CBI Report February 1983.