§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the overall increase in the price of household coal, town gas and electricity for domestic consumers in the last five years in Northern Ireland.
§ Dr. BoysonFigures supplied by the coal trade show that the price of group 3 bituminous coal increased by 67 per cent. This increase includes a surcharge imposed during the miners' strike.
The general purpose block tariffs— which apply to domestic consumers—for towns gas in Belfast increased by 58 per cent.
The price of electricity for domestic consumers increased by 21 per cent.