Gas Prices And Low Income Consumers (EDM282)

Gas Prices And Low Income Consumers

EDM number 282 in 1994-95, proposed by John Denham on 14/12/1994.

That this House condemns the decision of British Gas to widen the price differential between those consumers paying by key meters, cash payments and direct debit; notes that, even for modest gas consumption, those paying by key meter will pay the highest gas bills and those paying by direct debit the lowest; believes that key meters and cash payments will be used by consumers on the lowest incomes, including the elderly, the low paid, those relying on benefits and students; further believes that victimising low income consumers in this way is a further unacceptable example of the conduct of a privatised company supplying a basic service; calls on British Gas to reconsider its decision; and urges the Government to amend legislation to enable the Regulator to outlaw such measures in the future.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Type
John Denham	14/12/1994	Southampton, Itchen	Proposed
Colin Pickthall	15/12/1994	West Lancashire	Signed
James Wray	15/12/1994	Glasgow Provan	Signed
Hugh Bayley	15/12/1994	York, City of	Signed
Harry Barnes	15/12/1994	North East Derbyshire	Signed
Win Griffiths	15/12/1994	Bridgend	Signed
Paul Flynn	15/12/1994	Newport West	Signed
John Evans	15/12/1994	St Helens North	Signed
Terry Davis	15/12/1994	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Signed
John Cummings	15/12/1994	Easington	Signed
Tom Cox	15/12/1994	Tooting	Signed
Jean Corston	15/12/1994	Bristol East	Signed
Harry Cohen	15/12/1994	Leyton	Signed
Eric Clarke	15/12/1994	Midlothian	Signed
Malcolm Chisholm	15/12/1994	Edinburgh Leith	Signed
Bill Michie	15/12/1994	Sheffield, Heeley	Signed
Alan Meale	15/12/1994	Mansfield	Signed
Lynne Jones	15/12/1994	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Signed
Jimmy Hood	15/12/1994	Clydesdale	Signed
Dennis Skinner	15/12/1994	Bolsover	Signed
Robert Parry	15/12/1994	Liverpool, Riverside	Signed
Tony Banks	16/12/1994	Newham North West	Signed
Clive Betts	16/12/1994	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Signed
David Hanson	19/12/1994	Delyn	Signed
Andrew MacKinlay	19/12/1994	Thurrock	Signed
Glenda Jackson	19/12/1994	Hampstead & Highgate	Signed
Max Madden	19/12/1994	Bradford West	Signed
Peter Hardy	19/12/1994	Wentworth	Signed
Janet Anderson	20/12/1994	Rossendale & Darwen	Signed
Helen Jackson	10/01/1995	Sheffield, Hillsborough	Signed
Martyn Jones	10/01/1995	Clwyd South West	Signed
Ken Livingstone	10/01/1995	Brent East	Signed
Paddy Tipping	10/01/1995	Sherwood	Signed
Martin Redmond	11/01/1995	Don Valley	Signed
Joe Benton	12/01/1995	Bootle	Signed
David Clelland	17/01/1995	Tyne Bridge	Signed
Mike Hall	18/01/1995	Warrington South	Signed
Jim Cunningham	26/01/1995	Coventry South East	Signed
Judith Church	02/02/1995	Dagenham	Signed
Alan Milburn	09/02/1995	Darlington	Signed
George Galloway	09/02/1995	Glasgow Hillhead	Signed
John Gunnell	13/02/1995	Leeds South and Morley	Signed
Eddie Loyden	14/02/1995	Liverpool, Garston	Signed
Dale Campbell-Savours	16/02/1995	Workington	Signed
Nigel Jones	23/02/1995	Cheltenham	Signed
Bill Etherington	Unknown		Withdrawn
Roland Boyes	Unknown		Withdrawn

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