§ Mr Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Energy by how much he estimates that industrial consumption of electricity has been reduced below its level at the same time in 1979.
§ Mr. Norman LamontInformation on industrial consumption of electricity is published quarterly in my Department's monthly bulletin "Energy Trends", copies of which are available in the Library of the House. For convenience, the latest information is given below:
Percentage change in electricity consumption January June 1980 compared with January-June 1979 Iron and steel industry* 33.9 per cent. Other industries 1.6 per cent. All industry 6.7 per cent. * There was a major dispute in this industry in the first quarter of 1980.