§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give his assessment on a six-monthly basis to date of the percentage of North Sea oil refined in the United Kingdom and the amount exported since crude oil was first recovered from the North Sea.
§ Dr. MabonDetails of disposals of North Sea crude oil on the basis required are:
to the latest available date and show how this compares in each case with the position in each of the other eight member States of the EEC.
§ Dr. John CunninghamThe following is the information:
be saved in terms of a percentage of total annual energy consumption if all domestic and office premises were double-glazed and had heat retention lining in all roof work.
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§ Dr. John CunninghamEstimates indicate that the installation of 80mm of insulation in houses with accessible lofts could result in a saving of up to perhaps 1 per cent. of national primary energy consumption. Much would, however, depend on people's heating habits. A roughly similar saving might be achieved by double glazing all windows, although it would be judged cost-effective from an energy conservation viewpoint only in rooms where high temperatures are maintained for most of the day. There are, however, other advantages from double glazing, principally noise and draught reduction. The saving which would accrue from similar measures in office buildings cannot be quantified on available information, but it can be assumed that similar conditions
GROSS INLAND KNEROY CONSUMPTION PER UNIT OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT* Tonnes coal equivalent/1,000 European units of accoun 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 United Kingdom … 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 Germany … … 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 France … … 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 Italy … … … 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 Netherlands … … 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 Belgium … … 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.0 N.A. Luxembourg … … 6.0 60 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.3 N.A. Ireland … … … 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 Denmark … … 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 * Gross inland energy consumption covers primary fuels and equivalents. Gross Domestic Products are estimated at 1970 market prices and exchange rates. The estimates have been converted to a common unit of measurement on the basis of rates of exchange which do not reflect the relative internal purchasing power of national currencies. Caution is necessary when interpreting these ratios because different countries specialise in different economic activities with different energy intensities and also because estimates of GDP converted at market exchange rates do not give a reliable measure of the volume of economic activity. Sources: Overall Energy Balance Sheets 1963–76 and National Accounts ESA Aggregates 1960–76 (Statistical Office of the European Communities).