§ 27. Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make
CONSUMERS' EXPENDITURE ON FUELS AT CURRENT PRICES AND CONSUMPTION IN ORIGINAL UNITS Fuel Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Gas … … £m. … 381 437 512 539 610 m.therms … 3,577 3,969 4,554 4,863 5,445 Electricity … … £m. … 663 747 851 905 1,096 GWh … 79,177 82,891 89,046 93,713 94,891 Coal and coke … … £m. … 364 340 322 316 366 m.tons … 23.4 20.0 16.9 16.1 16.6 Other (mainly oil) … … £m. … 87 94 113 138 196 m.tons … 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.1 Total fuel and light … … £m. … 1,495 1,618 1,798 1,898 2,268 Running costs of motor vehicles (petrol and oil) £m. … 859 942 1,093 1,250 1,718 Grand Total … … £m. … 2,354 2,560 2,891 3,148 3,986