§ 31. Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has about the impact on the average pensioner of fuel price increases over the last five years.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerBetween 1983 and 1988 the fuel bills both of pensioners and of the low paid are estimated to have fallen by 15 per cent. in real terms. Over the same period, the state pension has risen in line with the retail price index.