HC Deb 06 November 1995 vol 265 c577W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many homes in Northern Ireland are heated solely by electricity. [39637]

Mr. Ancram

Figures for the 1994–95 continuous household survey show that an estimated 9 per cent. of households in Northern Ireland are heated solely by electricity. The 1991 census recorded a total of some 530,000 households in Northern Ireland.