§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the United Kingdom's energy requirements is met by coal, oil, gas, nuclear power and hydro-electric power, 180W respectively, at the last available date, twelve months previously and five years previously.
§ Mr. EmeryThe figures are as follows:
Percentage share of total energy consumption in the United Kingdom 1971 1970 1965 Coal … 42.9 47.1 62.2 Petroleum … 45.6 44.4 34.6 Natural Gas … 8.0 4.9 0.4 Nuclear Electricity … 3.0 2.8 2.0 Hydro Electricity … 0.5 0.8 0.8 100.0 100.0 100.0
§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the United Kingdom's total electricity generation in the public sector is derived from coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power, respectively, at the last available date.
§ Mr. EmeryThe available information is published in Table 59 of the Central Statistical Office Monthly Digest of Statistics, a copy of which is held in the Library of the House. This does not analyse electricity generation by kind of fuel but shows the quantity in terms of coal or coal equivalent of each kind of fuel used for generation. The percentage shares in 1971for the United Kingdom are as follows:
Percentage share of primary fuel demand by the public electricity supply system Coal … 67.5 Oil … 22.6 Natural gas … 1.0 Nuclear electricity … 7.4 Hydro electricity … 1.5 100.0