HC Deb 06 July 1989 vol 156 cc291-2W
Mr. Hardy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the volume of coal consumption for the purpose of electricity generation in 1989; and what was the national consumption in 1988.

Mr. Michael Spicer

The Government do not publish estimates of coal consumption. In the four months January to April 1989, coal consumption by United Kingdom public supply power stations was 29.4 million tonnes. Consumption on the same basis for the whole of 1988 was 82.5 million tonnes.

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