§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will publish in the Official Report the average domestic consumption of electricity per household (a) nationally and (b) in East Anglia; and what was the price per unit pertaining on 1 June in each of those years.
§ Mr. MellorThe information is shown in the table. The domestic credit tariffs, inclusive of quarterly standing charges, have been applied to average consumption data to calculate unit price figures. No allowance has been made for electricity consumed on restricted hour tariffs.
§ Mr. John MooreThe information is shown in the table. Average annual consumption data in the domestic sector are only available for financial years.
The domestic credit tariffs, inclusive of quarterly standing charges, have been applied to average annual consumption data to calculate unit price figures. The unit 493W prices for Great Britain were derived by weighing the price calculated for each of the gas area boards by the numbers of domestic consumers in each area.
Annual average consumption of gas per consuming household and price per unit (inclusive of standing charges) Great Britain Annual Consumption* Price Eastern Gas Area Annual Consumption† Price (Therms) (Pence/Therms) (Therms) (Pence/Therms) 1 January 1978 499 19.28 517 19.86 1 June 1978 551 18.90 575 19.40 1 January 1979 551 18.90 575 19.40 1 June 1979 556 20.35 574 20.94 1 January 1980 556 20.35 574 20.94 1 June 1980 561 23.67 599 24.08 1 January 1981 561 25.93 599 26.39 1 June 1981 589 29.32 623 29.29 1 January 1982 589 32.40 623 32.34 1 June 1982† 589 36.34 623 36.28 * Consumption data relate to Financial Years. †Consumption levels for 1980–81 have been used to calculate unit values.