HC Deb 23 July 1984 vol 64 c470W
29. Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the percentage increase in gas prices for industrial customers between 1974 and 1979 and between 1979 and 1984, respectively.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The price of gas to industrial consumers rose by 291 per cent. between the first quarter of 1974 and the first quarter of 1979 and by 89 per cent. between the first quarter of 1979 and the first quarter of 1984, the latest period for which figures are available.