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 Wednesday, 26 May 2004. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 May 2004 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 estimate she has made of the annual cost of heating an average domestic property in Great Britain by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the annual cost of heating an average domestic property in Great Britain by (a) electricity, (b) solid fuel and (c) natural gas. [175856] Mr. Timms: Figures on the cost of providing space and water heating in typical dwellings for Great Britain appear in "Salkent's Comparative Heating Costs" publication. The October 2003 edition of this shows costs as indicated in the table. Typical annual costs of space and water heating for a three bedroom semi-detached house _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Fuel type Annual cost (£) Electricity (Economy 7) 625 Solid fuel (Anthracite grains) 566 Gas (conventional boiler) 463 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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