HC Deb 15 June 1972 vol 838 cc408-9W
Dr. Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many tons coal equivalent of coal, oil, natural gas, town gas and electricity, respectively, were used by domestic consumers and industrial consumers, other than the Central Electricity Generating Board, during each of the years 1967 to 1971.

Mr. Emery

In 1971 domestic and industrial consumers used the following quantities of fuel expressed in original units of measurement and in therms—heat supplied basis:

the years 1967–70 are published in the Digest of Energy Statistics, 1971 (Tables 8 and 9), a copy of which is held in the Library of the House.

Figures of consumption of these fuels by final consumers expressed in coal equivalent terms are not readily available.

Dr. Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what are the latest estimates for demand in the United Kingdom in 1975 of tons coal equivalent of coal, oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas and hydro-electricity, respectively.

Mr. Emery

A number of projections of possible future energy patterns are being examined as part of the routine work of the Department. I think it would be misleading to publish any one of these, particularly in isolation from the context in which it was prepared.

Dr. Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many tons coal equivalent of coal, oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas and hydro-electricity, respectively, were used in the United Kingdom during each of the years 1967 to 1971.

Mr. Emery

The figures for 1971 are:

Million tons coal equivalent
Coal 138.7
Oil 147.3
Nuclear electricity 9.7
Natural gas 25.8
Hydro-electricity 1.8

The figures include the quantities of primary fuels used for conversion into secondary fuels.

Comparable figures for the years 1967–70 are published in the Digest of Energy Statistics, 1971 (Table 1), a copy of which is held in the Library of the House.

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