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House of Commons: Electricity

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how much the House of Commons Commission has spent on electricity on the House of Commons part of the parliamentary estate in each of the last five years. (308383)

Direct expenditure by the House of Commons authorities on electricity during the last five years has been:

£000

2004-05

930

2005-06

1,273

2006-07

1,709

2007-08

1,428

2008-09

1,929

The increase in costs over the period is largely due to the increased unit cost of electricity: consumption in 2008-09 was slightly lower than in 2004-05, with some fluctuation in the years in between.

The above figures do not include electricity charges for some leasehold buildings (4 Millbank, 7 Millbank and Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre) on the Commons part of the parliamentary estate as these are met by the landlord and not separately recorded.