electricity costs. £2 billion. he also said it was not true as some newspaper report suggested this morning that he had asked the treasury for billions to try to subsidise some of the firms. it is treasury for billions to try to subsidise some of the firms. it is a critical situation. subsidise some of the firms. it is a critical situation. clearly subsidise some of the firms. it is a critical situation. clearly i - subsidise some of the firms. it is a critical situation. clearly i am - critical situation. clearly i am speaking to industry as you said all the time, and high gas prices, they have quadrupled this year, are making an impact, and that is why i m, as you say, speaking to people, listening, trying to work out a way forward. we listening, trying to work out a way forward. ~ ., ., , ., ., listening, trying to work out a way forward. ~ ., ., i. ., ., forward. we read that you have asked forward. we read that you have asked for billions from forward. we read that you h