HC Deb 05 May 1975 vol 891 c299W
Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if, for the years for which figures are available, he will publish in the Official Report the shares expressed in percentage terms of total EEC production of coal and natural gas by each current member country.

HARD COAL PERCENTAGE
United Kingdom Germany F.R France Belgium Netherlands Italy
1960 45 34 13 5 3
1961 45 35 12 5 3
1962 46 34 12 5 3
1963 46 35 11 5 3
1964 46 34 12 5 3
1965 46 34 12 5 3
1966 46 34 13 4 3
1967 48 32 13 5 2
1968 48 34 12 4 2
1969 46 36 12 4 2
1970 46 37 12 4 1
1971 47 37 11 4 1
1972 44 40 11 4 1
1973 48 38 10 3 1
1974 45 42 10 3

NATURAL GAS (INCLUDING COLLIERY METHANE) PERCENTAGE
United Kingdom Germany F.R. France Belgium Netherlands Italy
1960 1 7 28 1 3 60
1961 1 7 33 4 55
1962 1 8 35 4 52
1963 1 10 35 4 50
1964 1 13 33 5 48
1965 1 17 29 9 44
1966 1 17 24 15 43
1967 2 17 20 25 36
1968 6 17 14 35 28
1969 10 16 13 38 23
1970 16 16 10 40 18
1971 20 15 8 43 14
1972 23 14 6 45 12
1973 22 13 6 48 11
1974 23 12 5 50 10
Production of hard coal and natural gas in Denmark, Ireland and Luxembourg was nil or less than 0.5 per cent. of the total.