§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will calculate average figures for the level of consumption of electricity required for heating for(a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales, (e) Northern Ireland and (f) the English regions.
§ Mr. Charles Wardle[holding answer 24 November 1994]: Information on domestic electricity consumption for the main end uses—space heating, water heating, lights and appliances, and cooking—has been estimated by the Building Research Establishment for the housing stock of Great Britain, using the BRE housing model for energy statistics. The most recent estimates relate to 1991 and show the following distribution.
Petajoules Space heating 84.5 Water heating 41.4 Lights and appliances 190.8 Cooking 25.3 Total 342.0 Estimates of electricity use for heating by region are not available.