HC Deb 15 June 1973 vol 857 cc415-7W
Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many projects for which Government financial support has been solicited by industry in the last three years have not been funded because of a failure to agree on the terms and conditions of the levies to be paid to Her Majesty's Government on sales.

Mr. Michael Heseltine

Failure to agree about the terms and conditions of levies has never been the crucial reason why projects did not receive financial assistance.

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 in 1972.

Mr. Emery

The following is the information:

UNITED KINGDOM INLAND ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN 1972
(Primary fuel input basis)
Million tons coal equivalent
Coal 120.9
Oil 157.6
Natural gas 36.7
Nuclear electricity 10.5
Hydro-electricity 2.0
Total 327.7

This and other information on energy statistics is now being published on a regular basis in Trade & Industry, see Volume 11 No. 8 dated 24th May 1973.

Dr. Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much coal, oil, natural gas, town gas and electricity, respectively, was used by domestic consumers and industrial consumers, other than the Electricity Generating Boards, in the United Kingdom in 1972, expressed both in original units of measurement and in therms.

Mr. Emery

The following is the information for the United Kingdom for the year 1972, on the basis of Tables 7 and 8 of the Department of Trade and Industry Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics, 1972.

ORIGINAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
Unit Domestic consumers Industrial consumers*
Coal Million tons 14.33 11.48
Oil Million tons 3.42 26.75
Natural gas Million therms 2,292 3,230
Town gas Million therms 2,217 458
Electricity TWh 86.72 73.58
HEAT SUPPLIED BASIS (MILLION THERMS)
Domestic consumers Industrial consumers*
Coal 4,209 3,047
Oil 1,523 11,383
Natural gas 2,292 3,230
Town gas 2,217 458
Electricity 2,960 2,511
* Iron and Steel and "Other Industries".

Definitions of the sectors are published in the Department of Trade and Industry Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 1972: See Notes on pages 2–3, 32, 59, 85 and 101.