HC Deb 23 May 1990 vol 173 cc189-90W
Mr. Skinner

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the likely effect of proposed price increases in the gas and electricity industries on the average household budget.

Mr. Ryder

The announced increases in gas and electricity prices for this financial year will add about 0.4 per cent. to the retail prices index once the tariffs have been fully implemented.