Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to consumers in (a) Lancashire and (b) England of gas transmission costs as a proportion of total energy costs.

Gas transmission charges for the North West region under the Ofgem price cap for October 2022 are £14.32 per domestic customer per year based on typical gas consumption levels (excluding VAT). This compares to a Great Britain-wide average of £15.75. Gas transmission charges represent less than 1% of a typical domestic dual fuel energy bill.