§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will indicate the percentage refining capacity utilisation in every country in the EEC for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975.
§ Mr. John SmithPercentage refinery utilisation in EEC member States for the years in question was:
1973 1974 1975 Belgium 97 83 61 Denmark 92 86 76 France 90 82 64 Germany 84 78 61 Ireland 90 83 83 Italy 81 79 56 Netherlands 74 65 49 United Kingdom 92 79 62 NOTES:
Luxembourg has no refining capacity.
The 1975 figures are for the first quarter only except for Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The figures are based on EEC and OECD statistics.