§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many representations he has received from manufacturing industries in the last 12 months regarding(a) electricity price increases, and (b) gas prices; what industrial categories such representations have been received from; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ParkinsonI have received a large number of representations about industrial electricity prices, covering most sectors of manufacturing industry: such prices are primarily a matter for the electricity supply industry to decide within the financial framework agreed with Government. Industrial gas prices are a matter for British Gas plc and the Office of Fair Trading.