§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will publish updated versions of the tables in "Energy Tariffs and the Poor", which draw on the 1972 Electricity Council Sample Survey of Domestic Consumers, adjusted to take account of the increase in energy prices since then and the particularly mild winter of 1972.
§ Mr. Oakes, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 18th May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 475.], gave the following information:
Those tables in "Energy Tariffs and the Poor" which were derived from the 1972 Electricity Council Survey showed likely effects related to electricity prices current during October-December 1975. No later council survey is available. However, the analysis in those tables is broadly confirmed by the similar analysis which my Department has made of the smaller sample data in the latest 1974 Family Expenditure Survey, which, after recalculation to reflect the level of electricity prices expected in July 1976, is set out in the following tables:
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APPENDIX A TABLE 1 ALL CONSUMERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES (Corresponding 1974 FES analysis) Annual consumption of unrestricted electricity kWh Effect on weekly bills of Consumers* Halving standing charge Flat-rate tariff Two-tier-inverted tariff Three-tier-inverted tariff Number (000) Per cent. p/week p/week p/week p/week All consumption … … 7,880 100.0 1–200 … … 70 0.9 0.0 to -5.8 -0.1 to -11.5 -0.1 to -14.8 -0.1 to -13.4 200–294 … … 980 12.4 -5.8 to -8.5 -11.5 to -16.9 -14.8 to -21.7 -13.4 to -19.7 294–1,000 … … -8.5 to -6.6 -16.9 to -13.3 -21.7 to -29.6 -19.7 to -22.8 1,000–1,800 … … 1,630 20.7 -6.6 to -4.6 -13.3 to -9.2 -29.6 to -38.5 -22.8 to -26.3 1,800–2,000 … … -4.6 to -4.1 -9.2 to -8.2 -38.5 to -35.0 -26.3 to -26.3 2,000–3,000 … … 1,560 19.8 -4.1 to -1.5 -8.2 to -3.1 -35.0 to -17.5 -26.3 to -26.3 3,000–3,600 … … 780 9.9 -1.5 to 0 -3.1 to 0 -17.5 to -6.6 -26.3 to -26.3 3,600–4,000 … … 450 5.7 0 to +1.0 0 to +2.0 -6.6 to +0.5 -26.3 to -16.9 4,000–5,000 … … 800 10.1 +1.0 to +3.6 +2.0 to +7.1 +0.5 to +18.2 -16.9 to +6.6 5,000–7,500 … … 950 12.1 +3.6 to +10.0 +7.1 to +19.9 +18.2 to +62.5 +6.6 to +65.1 7,500–10,000 … … 370 4.8 +10.0 to +16.4 +19.9 to +32.6 +62.5 to +106.8 +65.1 to +123.7 10,000–12,500 … … 150 1.9 +16.4 to +22.8 +32.6 to +45.4 +106.8 to +151.1 +123.7 to +182.3 12,500–15,000 … … 60 0.7 +22.8 to +29.2 +45.4 to +58.1 +151.1 to +195.5 +182.3 to +240.9 15,000 and over … … 80 1.0 +29.2 and over +58.1 and over +195.5 and over +240.9 and over
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Number (000) Per cent. Number (000) Per cent. Number (000) Per cent Number (000) Per cent. Total number: helped … … … … … 5,010 64 5,030 64 5,440 69 6,050 77 Total number: harmed … … … … … 2,870 36 2,850 36 2,440 31 1,830 23 * Only 53 per cent. of households are covered because the figures, which are estimated from the Family Expenditure Survey, relate only to households with credit meters who are likely to have consumed only unrestricted electricity, not all of whom could provide data on their electricity consumption. Consumption data are not recorded for consumers with prepayment meters.
APPENDIX A TABLE 4 COUNCIL TENANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES (Corresponding 1974 FES analysis) Annual consumption of unrestricted electricity kWh Effect on weekly bills of Consumers* Halving standing charge Flat-rate tariff Two-tier-inverted tariff Three-tier-inverted tariff Number (000) Per cent. p/week p/week p/week p/week All consumption … … 2,100 100.0 1–200 … … 30† 1.2 0.0 to -5.8 -0.1 to -11.5 -0.1 to -14.8 -0.1 to -13.4 200–294 … … 350 16.7 -5.8 to -8.5 -11.5 to -16.9 -14.8 to -21.7 -13.4 to -19.7 294–1,000 … … -8.5 to -6.5 -16.9 to -13.3 -21.7 to -29.6 -19.7 to -22.8 1,000–1,800 … … 500 23.7 -6.6 to -4.6 -13.3 to -9.2 -29.6 to -38.5 -22.8 to -26.3 1,800–2,000 … … -4.6 to -4.1 -9.2 to -8.2 -38.5 to -35.0 -26.3 to -23.3 2,000–3,000 … … 450 21.4 -4.1 to -1.5 -8.2 to -3.1 -35.0 to -17.5 -26.3 to -26.3 3,000–3,600 … … 270 12.6 -1.5 to 0 -3.1 to 0 -17.5 to -6.6 -26.3 to -26.3 3,600–4,000 … … 0 to +1.0 0 to +2. 0 -6.6 to +0.5 -26.3 to -16.9 4,000–5,000 … … 210 9.9 +1.0 to +3.6 +2.0 to +7.1 +0.5 to +18.2 -16.9 to +6.6 5,000–7,500 … … 160 7.8 +3.6 to +10.0 +7.1 to +19.9 +18.2 to +62.5 +6.6 to +65.1 7,500–10,000 … … 100 5.0 +10.0 to +16.4 +19.9 to +32.6 +62.5 to +106.8 +65.1 to +123.7 10,000–12,500 … … 10† 0.7 +16.4 to +22.8 +32.6 to +45.4 +106.8 to +151.1 +123.7 to +182.3 12,500–15,000 … … 10† 0.3 +22.8 to +29.2 +45.4 to +58.1 +151.1 to +195.5 +182.3 to +240.9 15,000 and over … … 10† 0.6 +29.2 and over +58.1 and over +195.5 and over +240.9 and over
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Number (000) Per cent Number (000) per cent Number (000) Per cent Number (000) Per cent Total number: helped … … … … … 1,480 70 1,480 70 1,580 75 1,750 83 Total number: harmed … … … … … 620 30 620 30 520 25 360 17 * Only 43 per cent, of council tenants are covered because the figures, which are estimated from the Family Expenditure Survey, relate only to households with credit meters who are likely to have consumed only unrestricted electricity, not all of whom could provide data on their electricity consumption. Consumption data are not recorded for consumers with prepayment meters. †Estimates based on fewer than 10 consumers.