HL Deb 29 January 1987 vol 483 c1540WA
Baroness Jeger

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What assistance is available to people on supplementary benefit who have to rely on gas canisters for heating; and whether there is any control over the prices of canisters and refills.

Baroness Trumpington

The normal weekly scale rates and heating additions are intended to cover fuel costs irrespective of the type of fuel used by the individual. The price of gas canisters and refills is a matter for the industries concerned.