§ 10. Mr. Nealasked the Minister of Power if he will provide an estimate of the energy requirements of the United Kingdom for 1961, expressed in tons of coal equivalent, and indicate to the coal and oil industries, respectively, their 108W maximum contribution to the total needs of consumers.
§ Mr. WoodInland energy requirements may be about 265 million tons of coal equivalent, depending on the level of economic activity, weather conditions and other factors. It would not be right to fix the maximum contributions to be made by the individual fuels.
§ 16. Mr. Wainwrightasked the Minister of Power what estimate he has made of the total energy requirements of the United Kingdom for 1965, and of the respective contributions of coal, oil, nuclear energy and hydro-electricity.
§ Mr. WoodI do not claim precision for such forecasts, but I expect annual inland energy requirements to be about 300 million tons of coal equivalent in the later 1960s. The shares of the various sources of energy will depend on their competitive ability.