AQW 5358/22-27


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 28/10/2022
Answered On Date: 11/11/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the amount spent on (i) heating; and (ii) electricity in Parliament Buildings, in each of the last five years.


Answer:
The table below shows the annual cost spent on gas (for heating) and electricity for Parliament Buildings for the period 2017-18 to 2022-23. Costs for 2022-23 are available up to the end of October 2022.
Year
Electricity
Gas
TOTAL
2017-18
£173,663
£86,702
£260,365
2018-19
£198,170
£91,063
£289,233
2019-20
£199,999
£82,104
£282,103
2020-21
£203,780
£81,948
£285,728
2021-22
£237,203
£246,365
£483,568
2022-23*
£297,924
£98,306
£396,230
* Figures updated to the end of October 2022
It should be noted that the increase in costs seen in both 2021-22 and 2022-23 to date are mostly due to pricing increases in the wholesale markets. Usage levels for both gas and electricity are published on the Assembly website:
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/about-the-assembly/corporate-information/sustainability/table-versions/