§ Mr. Buchananasked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the consumption of energy per tonne and passenger kilometre on British Railways in 1969, 1974 and at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HoramThe figures requested are not available. Paper 2 of the Advisory Council on Energy Conservation, "Passenger transport, short and medium-term considerations" (HMSO 1976) gives current estimates for particular examples of passenger train operation, Similar estimates for earlier years are not available.