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Government Departments: Standards

Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans the Cabinet Secretary has for cross-departmental capability reviews. [241589]

Mr. Watson: The Cabinet Secretary intends to complete the programme of re-reviewing all major Government Departments two years on from their original Capability Review.

Utilities

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average quarterly household expenditure on electricity, gas and other fuels was in each region in England in each year since 1997. [240880]

Kevin Brennan [holding answer 8 December 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Joe Grice, dated 8 December 2008:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what the average quarterly household expenditure on electricity, gas and other fuels was in each region in England in each year since 1997. I am replying in her absence. (240880)

The tables below provide estimates of average expenditure on electricity, gas and other fuels for each region in England. Figures have been provided both in current prices, and adjusted for general inflation (shown here in 2007 prices). The figures are based on those published each year in Family Spending, the annual report on the Expenditure and Food Survey:

http://www.statisties.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=361

Regional estimates published in Family Spending are based on regional sub-samples of the Expenditure and Food Survey. Due to the smaller size of these sub-samples, regional estimates are generally based on data collected over three years. However in some years, changes to the survey meant that this was not possible, and regional estimates were produced using data collected over one or two years.

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Average household expenditure on electricity, gas and other fuels in 2007 prices: by region, England
£ per quarter, 2007 prices( 4)
	1997-98( 1)	1998-99( 2)	1999-2000( 2)	2000-01( 2)	2001-02( 1)	2002-03( 3)	2003-04( 2)	2004-05( 2)	2005-06( 2)	2006( 1)	2007( 3)
North East	215.20	204.00	193.50	177.30	184.60	177.60	168.20	164.30	164.70	195.70	194.30
North West	221.60	208.90	200.00	187.10	176.80	175.40	171.50	170.20	175.70	212.30	208.40
Yorkshire and the Humber	207.40	203.40	189.70	180.90	167.30	166.00	163.90	168.40	175.60	211.20	210.40
East Midlands	208.30	202.40	191.80	182.40	178.90	181.40	174.40	171.20	170.80	202.20	198.40
West Midlands	220.90	211.40	199.70	187.60	180.30	172.00	169.00	167.00	176.50	215.70	216.80
East of England	206.20	197.70	182.90	171.70	182.10	176.40	173.50	172.00	179.50	221.00	218.60
London	191.10	191.30	176.30	171.60	161.60	159.00	159.60	160.30	167.50	196.00	197.90
South East	204.50	196.70	181.70	177.40	187.70	176.80	175.10	169.90	175.50	216.40	213.90
South West	208.40	196.70	180.10	176.70	179.60	182.50	176.60	173.50	176.40	209.50	214.70
England	208.60	200.70	187.50	179.00	177.30	173.50	170.20	168.50	174.10	209.90	209.10
(1) Figures based on data from one year only. (2) Figures based on an average from three years of data up to and including the reference year. (3) Figures based on an average from two years of data up to and including the reference year. (4) Figures have been adjusted to 2007 prices using the RPI all items index.

Average household expenditure on electricity, gas and other fuels in current prices: by region, England
£ per quarter
	1997 - 98( 1)	1998 - 99( 2)	1999 - 2000( 2)	2000 - 01( 2)	2001 - 02( 1)	2002 - 03( 3)	2003 - 04( 2)	2004 - 05( 2)	2005 - 06( 2)	2006( 1)	2007( 3)
North East	165.50	161.80	155.80	147.00	155.40	152.50	148.50	149.70	154.00	187.70	194.30
North West	170.40	165.70	161.00	155.10	148.90	150.60	151.40	155.10	164.30	203.60	208.40
Yorkshire and the Humber	159.50	161.30	152.70	150.00	140.90	142.60	144.80	153.40	164.10	202.60	210.40
East Midlands	160.20	160.50	154.40	151.20	150.60	155.80	154.00	156.00	159.70	193.90	198.40
West Midlands	169.90	167.60	160.70	155.50	151.80	147.70	149.20	152.10	165.00	206.90	216.80
East of England	158.50	156.80	147.30	142.40	153.30	151.50	153.20	156.70	167.80	212.00	218.60
London	147.00	151.70	141.90	142.30	136.10	136.60	140.90	146.10	156.60	187.90	197.90
South East	157.20	156.00	146.30	147.10	158.00	151.90	154.60	154.80	164.10	207.50	213.90
South West	160.20	155.90	145.00	146.50	151.20	156.80	155.90	158.00	165.00	200.90	214.70
England	160.40	159.20	150.90	148.40	149.30	149.00	150.30	153.50	162.70	201.30	209.10
(1) Figures based on data from one year only. (2) Figures based on an average from three years of data up to and including the reference year. (3) Figures based on an average from two years of data up to and including the reference year.

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