HL Deb 27 July 1983 vol 443 cc1621-2WA
Baroness Burton of Coventry

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list those nationalised industries having a consumer council together with the actual title of the main consumer council concerned.

Lord Belstead

The information is as follows:

INDUSTRY CONSUMER COUNCIL
Electricity (England & Wales) Electricity Consumers' Council (plus 12 Area Electricity Consultative Councils)
British Gas Corporation National Gas Consumers' Council (plus 12 Regional Gas Consumers' Councils)
British Railways Board Central Transport Consultative Committee (plus 11 Transport Users' Consultative Committees)
Post Office (Post Office Users' National Council (plus 3 County Councils)
British Telecommunications
National Coal Board Domestic Coal Consumers' Council
South of Scotland Electricity Board South of Scotland Electricity Consultative Council
North of Scotland Hydro-Electricity Board North of Scotland Hydro-Electricity Consultative Council
British Airports Authority A separate Airport Consultative Committee exists for each BAA airport
Civil Aviation Authority Airline Users' Committee
British Waterways Board Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council
Scottish Transport Group (Shipping Services) Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Scotland