§ Mr. Wyn Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the national average cost per household of: (a) gas and (b) electricity; and what are the extreme variations, above and below the
Gas Electricity Average selling value (including standing charges) 14.35 pence/therm 1.878 pence/kWh (1) (2) (3) (4) Regional extremes as a percentage of Great Britain average 89.6 to 119.7 85.4 to 110.4 (1) East Midlands Gas Region. (2) Scottish Gas Region. (Progress with conversion to natural gas is expected to decrease the Scottish figure for the current financial year.) (3) North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. (4) London Electricity Board. Regional variations between average selling values are dependent, among other things, on the relative quantities consumed on each of the various tariffs available in any region as well as any variation in prices.