§ 23. Mr. Sternasked the Secretary of State for Energy by what percentage the average price of coal to the domestic consumer has changed since 1979; and how this compares with gas and electricity.
§ Mr. David HuntBetween 1979 and 1985 the current price index for domestic coal rose by 97 per cent. In the same period the current price indices for domestic gas and electricity rose by 121 per cent. and 82 per cent., respectively.