HC Deb 23 November 1981 vol 13 c322W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total inland consumption of energy in million tons of coal equivalent in each of the last five years.

Mr. Moore

Figures for inland consumption of primary fuels for energy use in the United Kingdom are published in the annual "Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics" which is available in the Library of the House. For convenience the requested figures are:

Year Million tonnes coal equivalent
1976 329.8
1977 338.4
1978 339.8
1979 355.9
1980 328.0