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Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 9 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 May 2008. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Thursday, 15 May 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.


Energy: Fees and Charges

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the average price of (a) gas and (b) electricity for UK households has been in each year since 1996.
Answer

Domestic retail prices for gas and electricity are published quarterly in section 2 of ““Quarterly Energy Prices””, the latest edition of which was published in March 2008 and is available online at http://www.berr.gov.uk.files/file45393.pdf. Table 2.2.1. on page 17 holds average electricity bills and table 2.3.1 on page 20 holds average gas bills. Both tables hold average bills back to 1990 and split by payment method.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
475 c1755W; 205548
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Energy Prices
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk