AQW 29322/17-22
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 07/02/2022
Answered On Date: 16/02/2022
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the amount spent annually by (a) the Executive; (b) the Executive's departments; and (c) their arm's-length bodies, on electricity, gas, oil and other energy, broken down by department; and (ii) the predicted increase to this expenditure, in real terms, given rising energy costs.
Answer:
The annual amount spent in the 2020/ 2021 financial year by my Department on electricity, gas, oil and other energy from April 2020 to March 2021 is shown in the table below: 2020-21 Financial Year | Electricity | £1,681,965 | Oil | £96,247 | Gas | £1,093,037 | Bulk Propane Gas | £2,888 | Vehicle & equipment fuel | £12,182 | Total | £2,886,319 |
Based on actual costs for the first 3 quarters of the 2021/2022 financial year and an estimate calculated for the fourth quarter, the predicted increase, in real terms, given rising energy costs for 2021/2022 for my Department is shown in the table below: 2021-22 Financial Year Predicted increase in costs* | Electricity | £320,612 | Oil | £24,674 | Gas | £1,132,631 | Bulk Propane Gas | £196 | Vehicle & equipment fuel | £1,782 | Predicted Increase Total | £1,479,895 |
*costs based on actual and estimated costs The Department of Finance does not have responsibility for expenditure on energy made by other departments and their arm’s length bodies.
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