HC Deb 16 February 1976 vol 905 c469W
27. Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make

CONSUMERS' EXPENDITURE ON FUELS AT CURRENT PRICES AND CONSUMPTION IN ORIGINAL UNITS
Fuel Unit 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Gas … … £m. … 381 437 512 539 610
m.therms … 3,577 3,969 4,554 4,863 5,445
Electricity … … £m. … 663 747 851 905 1,096
GWh … 79,177 82,891 89,046 93,713 94,891
Coal and coke … … £m. … 364 340 322 316 366
m.tons … 23.4 20.0 16.9 16.1 16.6
Other (mainly oil) … … £m. … 87 94 113 138 196
m.tons … 2.7 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.1
Total fuel and light … … £m. … 1,495 1,618 1,798 1,898 2,268
Running costs of motor vehicles (petrol and oil) £m. … 859 942 1,093 1,250 1,718
Grand Total … … £m. … 2,354 2,560 2,891 3,148 3,986