AQW 5358/22-27 Written question to the Assembly Commission
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.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 28 October 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 28 October 2022
- Answer due by
- 14 November 2022
- Answered
- 11 November 202214 days after tabling
- Department
- Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
- Priority question
- No
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/