HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 145 cc211-2W
Mr. Carrington

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many units of electricity per person per annum are consumed in the United Kingdom, and in other northern European industrialised nations.

Mr. Michael Spicer

The average consumption of domestic electricity per person per annum in a range of northern European countries in 1986 was as follows:

Domestic consumption (GWh) Population (millions) Average consumption (KWh)
Denmark 8,739 5 1,748
France 89,814 55 1,633
West Germany 97,570 61 1,600
England and Wales 79,154 50 1,583
Belgium 13,835 10 1,384
Holland 16,200 15 1,080

(Source of figures for domestic consumption: Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics, Electricity Council).