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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2022 to Question 67265 on Housing: Fuel Oil, what were the values used in the calculation of (a) heating oil demand for a typical Northern Ireland home, (b) the Northern Ireland heating oil price and (c) a typical Northern Ireland heating oil bill.

As set out in the Impact assessment published on GOV.UK:

• The heating oil demand for an average off-grid home in Northern Ireland has been modelled as 1817 litres over the past year.
• The average price of heating oil in Northern Ireland was 45.1 pence per litre in September 2021 and 104.6 pence per litre in September 2022.

It is on the basis of these figures that we have calculated that the cost of an average heating oil bill in Northern Ireland over the past year, based on typical demand, was £820 at September 2021 prices, and £1900 at September 2022 prices.