§ Dr. Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many
Original units Million therms Domestic Industry Domestic Industry Coal … … … … (million tons) 16.99 15.58 4,829 4,062 Oil … … … … (million tons) 2.96 26.42 1,321 11,167 Natural gas (supplied direct) … (million therms) 1,422 2,049 1,422 2,049 Town gas … … … (million therms) 2,508 412 2,508 412 Electricity … … … (terawatt hours) 80.95 73.35 2,763 2,503 The figures exclude fuel used for electricity generation by public supply electricity authorities. Comparable figures for
408Wtons coal equivalent of coal, oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas and other gas, respectively, were used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom during each of the years 1967 to 1971.
§ Mr. EmeryThe figures for 1971 are:
Million tons coal equivalent Coal 71.4 Oil 24.5 Nuclear electricity 9.8 Natural gas 1.0 Comparable figures for the years 1967–70 are published in the Digest of Energy Statistics, 1971 (Table 69), a copy of which is held in the Library of the House.