Power Stations

HC Deb 14 February 1991 vol 185 cc567-8W

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what tonnage of oil was burnt in power stations in 1986 and each subsequent year.

Mr. Wakeham

Figures for the quantity of oil burnt in power stations by the major generating companies in the United Kingdom are as follows:

	Million tones
1986	6.1
1987	4.8
1988	5.4

	Million tones
1989	5.5
1990	6.7