HC Deb 31 March 1982 vol 21 cc110-1W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the approximate total capital expenditure in the United Kingdom of each of the main energy producing industries, gas, oil, coal and electricity, in each of the years from 1970 to 1981 at cash prices and at constant 1980 values.

Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation in the Energy Industries (£ million)
Current Prices 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981*
Coal Mining 56 61 60 61 83 150 225 290 432 518 776 745
Petroleum and Natural Gas† 49 60 109 213 592 1,374 2,070 2,108 2,168 2,064 2,389 2,817
Coal and Petroleum Products‡ 83 131 118 50 73 111 106 98 189 314 375 424
Gas = 192 167 119 109 195 341 325 280 304 434 679 721
Electricity 487 505 483 524 602 775 879 876 870 930 1,088 1,386
Total 867 924 889 957 1,545 2,751 3,605 3,652 3,963 4,260 5,307 6,093
Constant (1975) prices
Coal Mining 103 103 88 85 103 150 193 220 297 314 405 349
Petroleum and Natural Gas 121 126 211 327 691 1,374 1,843 1,699 1,577 1,296 1,234 1,338
Coal and Petroleum Products 176 251 214 85 91 111 91 73 126 188 191 206
Gas 427 338 216 172 244 341 286 225 223 273 342 331
Electricity 964 898 797 797 754 775 754 664 596 563 554 643
Total 1,791 1,716 1,526 1,466 1,883 2,751 3,167 2,881 2,819 2,634 2,726 2,867

Sources: CSO National Income and Expenditure 1981 Unpublished CSO figures.

Notes:

* Provisional figures

† Extraction and Exploration

‡ Coke production, oil refining etc.

= Gas processing and distribution