§ 29. Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will detail the increases in energy charges between 1974 and 1979 and in the latest five-year period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithBetween 1974 and 1979, the current price index for domestic fuels rose by 113 per cent. and that for industrial fuels by 140 per cent. In the latest five-year period for which data are available on a comparable basis—ie third quarter 1980 to third quarter 1985—the corresponding figures were 51 per cent. and 36 per cent. respectively.