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Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 2 February 2018 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 2 February 2018. A substantive answer was provided by Claire O'Neill (Conservative) on Monday, 5 February 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Natural Gas: National Grid

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of homes are not currently attached to the gas grid by region.

Answer

The below table gives estimates of the proportion of homes not attached to the gas grid by Government Office Region as of 31 December 2016, which are the most recent estimates available. The estimates are based on the difference between the number of households and the number of domestic gas meters as published in the sub-national gas consumption data. Further details of the methodology, and additional data are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/sub-national-estimates-of-households-not-connected-to-the-gas-network

Great Britain`

14%

England

13%

North East

6%

North West

7%

Yorkshire and The Humber

8%

East Midlands

10%

West Midlands

11%

East

18%

Inner London

20%

Outer London

12%

South East

14%

South West

21%

Wales

17%

Scotland

20%

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
125543
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Households Natural gas Pipelines National grid
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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