§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of the total production of the following items are carried by rail: (a) sand and gravel, (b) road stone, (c) coal, (d) domestic ores and (e) petroleum products.
§ Dr. GilbertThe statistics for production and rail carryings are published under different categories, and do not provide the information in the form 977W sought. The available figures are as follows:
Million tones Year Material Quantity Source 1973 … Total sand and gravel production (land-won and marine dredged) for home consumption 129.4 Verney Committee on Aggregates 1973 … Crushed rock aggregates 126.0 Verney Committee on Aggregates Rail carryings 1973 … Earths and stones 17.0 Transport Statistics Great Britain 1964–74 Material 1974 … Total supply of coal (including imports, recovered, slurry and changes in stocks) 118.7 Annual Abstract of Statistics 1975 1974 … Total supply of coke (including changes in stocks and loss in screening) 13.6 Annual Abstract of Statistics 1975 Rail carryings 1974 … Coal and coke 88.0 Transport Statistics Great Britain 1964–74 Material 1974 … Consumption of home-produced iron ore 3.951 Annual Abstract of Statistics 1975 Non-ferrous ores Not available Rail carryings Iron ore carryings are included in carryings of iron and steel 1974 … Iron and steel 31.0 Transport Statistics Great Britain 1964–74 Material 1974 … Total deliveries of petroleum products for inland consumption (excluding refinery fuel) 92.9 Annual Abstract of Statistics 1975 Rail carryings 1974 … Oil and petroleum 18.9 Transport Statistics Great Britain 1964–74