Coal and Oil Imports

HC Deb 05 May 1975 vol 891 cc294-5W

Mr. Woof

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much coal and oil, respectively, was imported into the United Kingdom for the years 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively.

Mr. John Smith

Statistics on annual imports of coal and oil are published in the "Digest of UK Energy Statistics". The figures for the three years requested are as follows:

UNITED KINGDOM IMPROTS
			Million tons
	1972	1973	1974
coal	4.9	1.6	3.5
Oil*	125.5	135.0	127.5
*Includes crude, process oils and refined products.