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Mr. Richard Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what action he intends to take on the report of the committee of inquiry into the structure of the electricity supply industry in England and Wales.
Mr. Eadie
The Government are still considering the report. My right hon. Friend will make a statement as soon as possible.
| COMMODITY PRICES | |||||||
| £ per tonne | |||||||
| Sugar | Cocoa | Coffee | Copper | Tin | Lead | ||
| 1973— | |||||||
| 1st March | … | 89 | 335 | 441 | 593 | 1,744 | 151 |
| 31st August | … | 90 | 650 | 408 | 817 | 1,999 | 178 |
| 1974— | |||||||
| 27th February | … | 241 | 642 | 566 | 1,175 | 3,365 | 324 |
| 2nd September | … | 345 | 755 | 452 | 687 | 4,120 | 233 |
| 1975— | |||||||
| 28th February | … | 271 | 740 | 445 | 556 | 3,001 | 226 |
| 1st September | … | 192 | 600 | 729 | 591 | 3,140 | 168 |
| 1976— | |||||||
| 1st March | … | 160 | 740 | 823 | 624 | 3,298 | 179 |
| 1st September | … | 125 | 1,469 | 1,545 | 843 | 4,490 | 268 |
| 1977— | |||||||
| 1st March | … | 123 | 2,644 | 3,990 | 861 | 6,145 | 428 |
| Source: | |||||||
| Public Ledger. | |||||||
| Sugar: London daily raw price cif United Kingdom. | |||||||
| Cocoa: Accra/Lagos nearest London futures. | |||||||
| Coffee: Uganda Robustas nearest London futures. | |||||||
| Copper: Wire bars settlement price. | |||||||
| Tin: Settlement price. | |||||||
| Lead: Settlement price. | |||||||