HC Deb 22 May 1995 vol 260 cc422-3W
Mr. Pike

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the maximum and minimum price of electricity on the pool basis on a monthly basis since privatisation. [25234]

Mr. Eggar

The information, expressed in money of the day, is as follows:

Pool Selling Price
Date Minimum £/MWh Maximum £/MWh
April 1990 12.37 37.00
May 1990 11.16 38.15
June 1990 9.41 44.56
July 1990 0.00 32.76
August 1990 8.00 39.97
September 1990 10.91 33.44
October 1990 8.00 65.57
November 1990 8.00 37.35
December 1990 12.40 74.51
January 1991 12.26 51.16
February 1991 13.22 47.79
March 1991 14.30 35.08
April 1991 15.74 60.67
May 1991 16.01 67.57
June 1991 15.47 68.63
July 1991 13.50 34.87
August 1991 7.13 37.05
September 1991 5.00 170.20
October 1991 14.90 145.46
November 1991 14.15 134.26
December 1991 16.35 375.79
January 1992 16.95 115.23
February 1992 13.39 66.59
March 1992 16.57 39.11
April 1992 16.68 35.68
May 1992 10.99 37.40
June 1992 17.35 48.06
July 1992 17.43 43.66
August 1992 12.71 40.41
September 1992 17.46 39.22
October 1992 17.44 117.57
November 1992 17.46 82.22
December 1992 17.40 67.68
January 1993 17.41 67.22
February 1993 17.52 54.22
March 1993 17.49 84.13
April 1993 17.57 86.30
May 1993 18.03 94.09
June 1993 16.50 66.36
July 1993 16.50 125.48
August 1993 6.04 82.12
September 1993 17.96 70.83
October 1993 17.97 74.70
November 1993 18.01 208.60
December 1993 17.95 72.37
January 1994 10.67 63.20

Pool Selling Price
Date Minimum £/MWh Maximum £/MWh
February 1994 10.61 134.52
March 1994 10.53 37.46
April 1994 10.56 66.83
May 1994 9.75 56.51
June 1994 9.50 61.85
July 1994 9.50 60.50
August 1994 9.50 55.19
September 1994 9.51 46.99
October 1994 8.07 213.59
November 1994 8.07 200.67
December 1994 8.08 414.55
January 1995 6.74 724.66
February 1995 6.15 239.25
March 1995 6.87 65.71
April 1995 7.23 841.24

Source:

Offer

Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the average cost of generation of electricity in 1994 for the United Kingdom's(a) coal power stations, (b) oil power stations, (c) gas power stations, (d) Magnox reactors and (e) advanced gas-cooled reactors. [25274]

Mr. Eggar

These are commercial matters for the companies concerned.

Mr. Alan W. Williams

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans the electricity regulator has to review the pool price paid for base load electricity generation. [25283]

Mr. Eggar

This is a matter for Professor Littlechild.