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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Monday, 2 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 March 2020 (named day). It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 March 2020 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Coal: Heating

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average change in costs per household of a switch from house coal to smokeless fuel in (a) Northumberland, (b) County Durham, (c) Yorkshire, (d) Cornwall and (e) Hampshire.

Answer

Defra commissioned analysis of heat output from a range of fuels to determine fuel efficiency and costs to consumers. The costs of fuels were investigated across six regions in England (North East, North West, Midlands, South East including East of England, and South West) which showed that manufactured solid fuels were, in general, cheaper when heat output was taken into consideration on an open fire.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23650
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Costs Coal Heating
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk