§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much oil has been exported by the British National Oil Corporation during the latest 12-month period; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GrayArrangements for disposal of the British National Oil Corporation's oil are a matter for the Corporation. How-
m tonnes per cent. Total … … … … 84.1 100 Air transport*† … … … … 4.5 5.4 Railways* … … … … 0.9 1.1 Road*— … … … … Goods vehicles … … … … 7.5 8.9 Public service vehicles and taxis … … … … 0.9 1.1 Cars and motor cycles … … … … 15.5 18.4 * Non energy products such as lubricating oils are excluded. † Separate figures for British airlines are not available. The Government have no plans for requiring consumers to switch from oil use. Recent increases in the price of oil are already encouraging many consumers to change to other fuels.
§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much oil is used for chemical feedstocks, space heating, water heating, process heating and steam raising purposes in the industrial sector;
m tonnes per cent. Total … … … 84.1 100 Feedstock for petrochemicals … … … 5.9 7.0 Energy-use products for Industry* … … … 20.6 24.5 * No breakdown by end-use is available. The Government have no plans for requiring consumers to switch from oil use. Recent increases in the price of oil are already encouraging many consumers to change to other fuels.