HC Deb 15 June 1973 vol 857 c415W
Dr. Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much coal, oil and natural gas, respectively, was imported to, and was exported from, the United Kingdom in 1972.

Mr. Emery

The following information for the year 1972 has been derived from the December 1972 issue of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom:

(Thousand tons)
Imports Exports
Coal 4,919 1,721
Petroleum, crude and partly refined 105,565 3,270
Petroleum products 20,516 15,835
Natural gas 581 Nil