§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was(a) the average household electricity bill for each of the regional electricity companies for each year since 1985 and (b) the combined average for England and Wales in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms.
§ Mr. Charles WardleAnnual bills for households consuming 3,300 KWh1 of electricity in a year for each regional electricity company in England and Wales are given in the tables.
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Average annual household1 electricity bills in real (1990) price terms2,4 £ per year Regional electricity company 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Northern Electricity 268 269 248 250 251 260 273 274 267 Norweb 265 267 251 247 245 248 258 255 247 Seeboard 268 267 247 248 248 252 262 261 248 South Wales Electricity 277 278 258 260 261 273 285 284 272 South Western Electricity 276 274 251 259 262 270 280 282 275 Southern Electric 255 254 237 243 244 249 258 258 246 Yorkshire 264 267 252 252 253 256 262 260 245 England and Wales3 268 269 250 251 251 257 266 266 255 Notes:
13,300 kWh is the average United Kingdom consumption of a household on the standard domestic electricity tariff.
2No account has been taken of any rebates paid by some electricity companies in recent years nor of discounts for direct debit payments.
3England and Wales figures are a simple average of the bills of the constituents regional electricity companies.
4Real prices are the cash figures adjusted to 1990 price levels by excluding the effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP (market prices) deflator.
§ Mr Nigel GriffithsTo ask the President of the board of Trade how many and what percentage of households are currently supplied by each regional electricity company.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe number and percentage of households supplied by each regional electricity company in England and Wales in 1993 are given in the table:
Regional electricity company Number of domestic consumers (thousand) Percentage of total domestic consumers Eastern Electricity 2,776.4 13.3 East Midlands Electricity 2,033.1 9.7 London Electricity 1,692.6 8.1 Manweb 1,224.3 5.8 Midlands Electricity 1,990.1 9.5 Northern Electricity 1,322.5 6.3 Norweb 1,942.2 9.3
Percentage change on the previous year in average annual household electricity bills in current price terms1,2 Regional Electricity Company 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 East Midlands Electricity +4.8 -1.0 +4.4 +5.9 +7.7 +10.6 +5.3 -2.0 Eastern Electricity +3.4 -2.0 +6.5 +6.7 +8.4 +10.5 -4.8 +0.7 London Electricity +1.9 -4.2 +5.7 +6.4 +8.7 +11.0 -3.0 -1.5 Manweb +4.0 -1.1 +6.3 +6.7 +8.0 +10.0 +3.9 +0.5 Midlands Electricity +3.5 -l.6 +5.9 +6.4 +8.1 +10.4 +3.3 -2.7 Northern Electricity +3.7 -3.1 +7.1 +7.2 +10.4 +11.6 +4.8 +0.7 Norweb +4.0 -1.2 +4.5 +6.0 +7.9 +10.4 +3.2 +0.2 Seeboard +2.6 -2.6 +6.6 +6.8 +8.3 +10.5 +3.9 -1.5 South Wales Electricity +3.6 -2.4 +6.8 +7.3 +11.5 +1l.l +3.9 -0.8 South Western Electricity +2.7 -3.7 +9.5 +8.0 +9.8 +10.5 +5.0 +0.8 Southern Electric +3.1 -2.1 +8.7 +7.7 +8.3 +10.7 +4.3 -1.4 Yorkshire Electricity +4.5 -1.0 +6.3 +7.2 +7.9 +9.0 +3.3 -2.5 England and Wales3 +3.5 -2.2 +6.5 +6.9 +8.8 +10.5 +4.1 -0.8 Notes:
1Based on the assumption that the average household consumes 3,300 kWh of electricity each year.
2 No account has been taken of any rebates paid by some electricity companies in recent years nor of discounts for direct debit payments.
3England and Wales figures are based on a simple average of the bills of the constituent regional electricity companies.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the change in the average household
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Regional electricity company Number of domestic consumers (thousand) Percentage of total domestic consumers Seeboard 1,781.3 8.5 Southern Electric 2,313.0 11.0 South Wales Electricity 856.9 4.1 South Western Electricity 1,148.8 5.5 Yorkshire Electricity 1,870.0 8.9 Total 20,951.2 100.0
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the percentage change in average household electricity bills for each of the regional electricity companies for each year since 1985, and the combined average for England and Wales.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested is as follows:
electricity bill for each of the regional electricity companies for each year from 1985, and the combined
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Change on the previous year in average annual household electricity bills in current price terms1,2 £ Regional electricity company 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 East Midlands Electricity +10 -2 +9 +13 +18 +26 +14 -6 Eastern Electricity +7 -4 +13 +14 +19 +25 +13 +2 London Electricity +4 -9 +12 +14 +21 +29 +9 -4 Manweb +9 -2 +14 +16 +20 +27 +12 +1 Midlands Electricity +7 -3 +12 +14 +19 +26 +9 -8 Northern Electricity +8 -7 +15 +16 +24 +30 +14 +2 Norweb +8 -2 +9 +13 +18 +26 +9 +1 Seeboard +5 +5 +13 +15 +19 +26 +11 -4 South Wales Electricity +8 -5 +14 +17 +28 +30 +12 -2 South Western Electricity +6 -8 +20 +18 +24 +28 +15 +3 Southern Electric +6 -4 +17 +16 +19 +27 +12 -4 Yorkshire +9 -2 +13 +16 +19 +23 +9 -7 England and Wales3 +7 -5 +13 +15 +21 +27 +12 -2 Notes:
1 Based on the assumption that the average household consumes 3,300 kWh of electricity each year.
2 No account has been taken of any rebates paid by some electricity companies in recent years nor of discounts for direct debit payments.
3 England and Wales figures are based on a simple average of the bills of the constituent regional electricity companies.
Change on the previous year in average annual household electricity bills in real (1990) price terms1,2,4 £ Regional electricity company 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 East Midlands Electricity +4 -15 -4 -3 +3 +10 +2 -14 Eastern Electricity — -17 +1 -1 +4 +9 +1 -7 London Electricity -4 -25 -1 -2 +6 +11 -3 -13 Manweb +2 -17 +1 -1 +4 +9 -1 -8 Midlands Electricity — -17 — -2 +4 +9 -3 -15 Northern Electricity +1 -21 +3 — +9 +13 +1 -7 Norweb +2 -16 -4 -2 +4 +9 -3 -8 Seeboard -2 -20 +1 -1 +5 +9 -1 -12 South Wales Electricity +1 -20 +2 +1 +13 +12 -1 -12 South Western Electricity -2 -23 +8 +2 +8 +10 +2 -7 Southern Electric — -17 +6 +1 +4 +10 — -12 Yorkshire Electricity +3 -15 +1 — +4 +6 -2 -15 England and Wales3 — -19 +1 — +6 +10 -1 -11 Notes:
1Based on the assumption that the average household consumes 3,300 kWh of electricity each year.
2 No account has been taken of any rebates paid by some electricity companies in recent years nor of discounts for direct debit payments.
3England and Wales figures are based on a simple average of the bills of the constituent regional electricity companies.
4Real prices are the cash figures adjusted to 1990 price levels by excluding the effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP (market prices) deflator.
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the price charged in pence per kWh by the regional electricity companies to typical standard
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Price of electricity to domestic consumers (p/kWh)1,2 Regional electricity company 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 East Midlands Electricity 6.06 6.35 6.29 6.57 6.95 7.49 8.29 8.72 8.55 Eastern Electricity 5.85 6.05 5.93 6.32 6.74 7.31 8.07 8.46 8.52 London Electricity 6.58 6.70 6.42 6.79 7.22 7.85 8.71 8.98 8.85 Manweb 6.47 6.73 6.66 7.07 7.54 8.15 8.97 9.32 9.36 Midlands Electricity 6.19 6.40 6.30 6.67 7.09 7.66 8.46 8.74 8.50 Northern Electricity 6.19 6.42 6.22 6.66 7.15 7.89 8.80 9.23 9.29 Norweb 6.13 6.38 6.30 6.58 6.98 7.53 8.31 8.58 8.60 Seeboard 6.21 6.37 6.20 6.61 7.06 7.65 8.45 8.78 8.65 South Wales Electricity 6.41 6.64 6.48 6.92 7.42 8.28 9.20 9.52 9.48 South Western Electricity 6.37 6.55 6.30 6.90 7.45 8.18 9.05 9.50 9.58
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested is as follows:
tariff domestic customers for each year since 1985, and the combined figure for England and Wales.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested is as follows:
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Price of electricity to domestic consumers (p/kWh)1,2 Regional electricity company 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Southern Electric 5.89 6.07 5.94 6.46 6.96 7.53 8.34 8.70 8.58 Yorkshire Electricity 6.11 6.38 6.32 6.72 7.20 7.77 8.47 8.75 8.53 England and Wales3 6.21 6.43 6.29 6.69 7.15 7.79 8.61 8.95 8.89 Notes:
1 These are current prices, based on standard domestic tariffs and an annual consumption of 3,300 kWh. Standing charges have been taken into account.
2 No account has been taken of any rebates paid by some electricity companies in recent years nor of discounts for direct debit payments.
3 England and Wales figures are a weighted average price of the constituent regional electricity companies' prices using average annual bills as weights.