HC Deb 19 July 1979 vol 970 cc816-7W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Energy, for the past five years, what have been the net imports of oil per head of the population for each of the main industrialised countries.

Mr. John Moore

The following figures are available for OECD countries:

supplies in the coming winter; and what efforts have been made to reduce consumption.

Mr. John Moore

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment is responsible for the heating arrangements in buildings occupied by Government Departments. Close attention is paid to the efficiency of heating systems and to other aspects of energy conservation in the buildings under his control. The, Department of Energy buildings in Leicester and Glasgow have gas-fired systems and the Department's headquarters building in London has oil-fired heating. The responsibility for obtaining supplies of oil for the headquarters system rests with the landlord of the building.

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