HC Deb 29 October 1979 vol 972 c380W
18. Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the percentage change in (a) industrial and (b) domestic consumption of oil over the past six months compared with the previous year.

Mr. John Moore

In the six-month period ending July 1979, compared with the same period last year, the figures for inland deliveries show an increase of about ½ per cent. in the industrial sector, including deliveries to power stations, and an increase of 4 per cent in the domestic sector.