Written question asked by Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 18 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 September 2002. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Thursday, 19 September 2002 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average entry charges into the National Transmission Service were from each of the major UK gas terminals over the last year. - Table given.

Answer: Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average entry charges into the National Transmission Service were from each of the major UK gas terminals over the last year. [72557] Mr. Wilson: The information for 3 major terminals is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. p/therm Winter 2001-02 Summer 2002 Gas Year 2001-02 Bacton 0.03 0.02 0.02 St Fergus 1.19 1.30 1.25 Teesside 0.34 0.19 0.26 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Transco Notes: (i) Volume-weighted averages of prices achieved in Transco's primary auctions for entry capacity. (ii) Winter is the period from October-March (inclusive). Summer is the period from April- September (inclusive). The Gas Year runs from 1 October to 30 September.

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