§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of how(a)domestic and (b)industrial electricity prices compared with the EU/97 median in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001. [47726]
§ Mr. WilsonIn 2000, average UK domestic electricity prices, including taxes, were 9.5 per cent. lower than the EU and G7 median based upon data for 11 countries. On an excluding tax basis, the average price in the UK was 14.5 per cent. higher than the EU/G7 median, based upon data for 12 countries.
In 2000, the UK's price for industrial electricity including taxes, was 1.5 per cent. lower than the EU and G7 median based upon data for eight countries. On an excluding tax basis, the price in the UK was 13 per cent. higher than the EU/G7 median, based upon data for nine countries.
Data for 2001 are not yet available from the International Energy Agency (IEA).