HC Deb 09 March 1982 vol 19 c373W
Mr. Bob Dunn

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish in the Official Report the number of consumers of domestic heating oil for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Mr. Gray

Information on the total numbers of consumers of domestic heating oil is not available. The following table gives estimates, for the number of domestic households with oil fired central heating systems.

Estimated number of households with an oil fired central heating system
Year Thousands
1970 465
1971 558
1972 655
1973 692
1974 697
1975 680
1976 666
1977 772
1978 783
1979 692
1980 613
1981 not available

Note: These estimates are taken from reports produced by Audits of Great Britain and relate to December of each year.