§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what consultations he proposes to hold with the Director General of the Office of Electricity Regulation concerning the application of the clawback provision in 1991–92 arising from under-provision for inflation in 1990–91 to the price increases permitted to the electricity distribution companies to run from 1 April.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he next expects to meet the Director General of OFFER to discuss the formula for prospective increases in the price of electricity for domestic consumers.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryMy right hon. Friend meets the Director General of Electricity Supply from time to time to discuss a range of electricity matters. It will be for the director general, when he has fully considered the proposals by regional electricity companies for their 1991–92 tariff proposals, to satisfy himself that any changes are consistent with the price controls in their licences.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what proposals he has to strengthen the protection of tariff electricity consumers against price rises greater than the rate of retail prices index inflation in respect of the financial year starting on 1 April;
(2) if he will revise the basis on which the month is chosen for the calculation of retail prices index inflation to 279W trigger the clawback provision for domestic electricity prices in the year subsequent to the year for which RPI inflation has been under-estimated.
§ Mr Heathcoat-AmoryModifications to any of the conditions in the public electricity supply licences issued to the regional electricity companies are a matter for the Director General of Electricity Supply in accordance with the procedures set out in the Electricity Act 1989 and in the licences.