§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of how(a)domestic and (b)industrial UK gas prices compared with the EU/97 median in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001. [47728]
§ Mr. WilsonIn 2000, average UK domestic gas prices, including taxes, were 16 per cent. lower than the EU and 07 median, based upon data for 13 countries. On an excluding tax basis, the UK price was 2.5 per cent. lower than the EU and G7 median, based upon data for 11 countries.
Average UK industrial gas prices in 2000, including taxes, were 38 per cent. lower than the EU and G7 median, based upon data for nine countries. On an excluding tax basis, the price in the UK was 35 per cent. lower than the EU and G7 median based upon data for eight countries.
Data for 2001 are not yet available from the International Energy Agency (IEA).