Question
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Commission has made of the cost to the public purse of the House of Commons energy usage in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
The cost of energy usage for the House of Commons in 2019, 2020 and 2021 is as follows:
2019 was £5,021,736 – which comprised
Electricity £3,779,328
Gas £896,753
Water £345,655
2020 was £4,564,901 – which comprised
Electricity £3,925,822
Gas £419,870
Water £199,209
2021 estimate is £5,278,854 – comprising
Electricity £4,315,496
Gas £553,674
Water £409,684
Estimate was based on full occupation and Energy price increases.