§ Mr.Woofasked the Secretary of State for energy (1) how many tons of coal were used in generation of electricity in the United Kingdom for the years 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively;
(2)what quantity of oil was used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom in the years 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively.
§ Mr. EadieThis information, expressed on a coal equivalent basis, is given in
1972 1973 1974(Provisional) Domestic Coal(million tons) … … … 14.3 14.3 13.4 Oil (million tons) … … … 3.4 3.7 3.3 Natural gas (million therms) … … … 2,292 3,225 4,333 Town gas (million therms) … … … 2,217 1,590 1,047 Electricity (TWh) … … … 86.9 91.3 92.3 Industrial (Iron and Steel and other industries) Coal(million tons) … … … 11.5 11.9 10.9 Oil (million tons) … … … 26.8 26.7 24.0 Natural gas (million therms) … … … 3,230 4,284 4,909 Town gas (million therms) … … … 458 313 178 Electricity (TWh) … … … 73.2 79.9 75.8