Fuel Economies

HC Deb 14 July 1975 vol 895 cc311-2W

Mr. Aitken

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what fuel economies have been achieved by the Armed Forces during the past 12 months.

Mr. John

In the year ending 31st March 1975, the latest 12-months' period for which information is available, the Services achieved savings in the United Kingdom of about 200,000 tons of liquid fuel and 100,000 tons of oil equivalent on other forms of energy compared with normal usage if economies had not been applied. These savings exceed the targets set for that year of 10 per cent. for liquid fuels and 6 per cent. for other forms of energy.

A further 200,000 tons of liquid fuels have been saved by the Services outside the United Kingdom, including reductions by the Fleet. Information is not available for other forms of energy overseas.