§ 29. Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Energy when he will meet the chairman of the National Gas Consumers Council to discuss the impact of higher gas prices.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI discussed gas prices with the chairman of the National Gas Consumers Council on 10 August 1983.
§ 32. Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much gas prices have risen since 1979; and what was the comparable percentage rise in the previous four years.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe price of gas to the home rose by 112 per cent. between May 1979 and October 1983. The comparable percentage rise in the previous four years was 48.9 per cent.