Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 20 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 June 2004. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 June 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what percentage of domestic properties in Northern Ireland are heated by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of domestic properties in Northern Ireland are heated by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. [175861] Mr. Spellar: The information is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Fuel source Percentage Mains Gas 3.2 Solid Fuel 14.3 Electric 8.3 Dual 9.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Dual heating is either solid fuel and electric or solid fuel and oil. Source: Home Energy Conservation Report 2003, NIHE.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 175861; 422 c349W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Coal Housing Electricity Heating Northern Ireland Natural gas Solid fuels
Contains statistics: Yes
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