§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy, of the industrial consumers in the United Kingdom using over 10 Mw of electricity, if he will identify the categories of user, giving specific percentages.
§ Mr. MellorI am advised by the Electricity Council that the major industrial categories to which consumers in England and Wales taking supplies of over 10 Mw in 1981–82 belong, together with the proportion of electricity they consumed, were as follows:
Per cent. Chemicals and allied trades 29 Iron & Steel 28 Engineering (inc. vehicles) 12 Coal mining 6 Bricks, pottery, glass and cement 5 Other metal manufacture (inc. non-ferrous) 4 Paper and printing 3 Textiles 3 Agriculture, transport, services 2 Gas, electricity and water 1 Other industries 7 Total consumption over 10 Mw 100