§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will compare the energy input and energy pricing of the following industries in France, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom: steel, cement, refractories, pottery. glass, and bricks.
§ Mr. Norman LamontEstimated energy input for 1979 to the United Kingdom iron and steel, cement, brick, and glass industries is shown below. The industrial classification used does not include refractories as a separate heading.
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United Kingdom Energy Consumption by Industrial Group, 1979 Industrial Group Products Units Iron and steel Cement Bricks, tiles, fireclay and other building materials China, earthenware and glass Coal Thousand tonnes 280 2,951 349 20 Coke and breeze Thousand tonnes 9,500 6 61 8 Coke oven gas Million therms 284 — — 17 Natural gas Million therms 482 73 188 284 Electricity GWHr 13,480 1,965 491 2,924 Petroleum Thousand tonnes 2,850 120 539 629 Source: Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 1980 (Tables 9.11)
Estimates of prices are not available for the detailed industrial grouping shown in the above table. Figures are shown below for the iron and steel industry and for other industry which overall grouping includes cement, bricks, tiles, fireclay and other building materials and china, earthenware and glass.
Estimated industrial fuel prices* 1979 Fuel Unit Iron and steel Other industry Coal £/tonne 36 32 Coke and breeze £/tonne 71 82 Coke oven gas p/therm 11 7 Natural gas p/therm 13 113 Electricity p/Kwhr 2 2 Petroleum £/tonne 68 78 Source: Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 1980 (Tables 9 and 16) * based upon expenditure figures rounded to the nearest £5 million. † a small quantity of colliery methane has been included in the total figures utilised. Comparable information at this detailed level related to France and the Federal Republic of Germany is not available to my Department.