Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the average domestic energy bill in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) the North West and (c) the UK in 2010 and 2015.
DECC domestic energy bill estimates are only produced at Public Energy Supply (PES) regional level, we do not have bill data for constituency level. The St Helens North constituency covers two PES regions, North West and Merseyside & North Wales.
The tables below shows the estimated average annual 2014 energy bill (2015 data is not yet available) for customers in the UK, and the two relevant PES region.
These are based on an assumed annual consumption of 3,800 kWh of electricity and 15,000 kWh of gas per year.
2014 | Electricity | Gas | Total |
UK | £592 | £752 | £1,344 |
North West | £596 | £748 | £1,344 |
Merseyside and North Wales | £634 | £755 | £1,389 |
2010 | Electricity | Gas | Total |
UK | £474 | £564 | £1,038 |
North West | £451 | £567 | £1,018 |
Merseyside and North Wales | £489 | £567 | £1,056 |