§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is, for each year since 1974, the average domestic consumption of electricity(a) per head and (b) per household in the United Kingdom; and what are the comparable figures for France, the Netherlands, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy and Denmark.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerAverage domestic consumption of electricity per head in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy and Denmark for 1975 to 1986 is shown in the table. The table also includes average domestic consumption of electricity per household in the United Kingdom for the same years, and in the other countries for those years for which estimates of the number of households are available.
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Average Consumption of Electricity Year Kilowatt hours per household Kilowatt hours per head of population United Kingdom United Kingdom France Netherlands Federal Republic of Germany Italy Denmark 1975 4,552 1,593 724 910 1,097 499 1,320 1976 4,321 1,521 815 981 1,172 535 1,321 1977 4,338 1,535 895 984 1,225 564 1,356 1978 4,290 1,535 1,011 1,009 1,317 606 1,450 1979 4,461 1,603 1,088 1,070 1,357 643 1,501 1980 4,221 1,537 1,145 1,105 1,389 667 1,428 1981 4,119 1,507 1,187 1,084 1,409 688 1,416 1982 3,999 1,470 1,240 1,040 1,428 725 1,450 1983 3,969 1,472 1,375 1,065 1,468 722 1,457 1984 3,976 1,486 1,453 1,099 1,537 761 1,526 1985 4,141 1,562 1,561 1,109 1,572 781 1,635 1986 4,267 1,620 1,628 1,118 1,599 799 1,709 Kilowatt hours per household 1981 4,119 3,022 2,085 3,502 1982 3,999 3,444 3,473 Sources: Eurostat: Energy Statistical Yearbooks. Eurostat: Basic Statistics of the Community.