§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the total expenditure on energy in the United Kingdom by end users for each of the last three years; what proportion of that expenditure was tax; and what proportion that expenditure was of gross domestic product.
§ Mr. WakehamFigures for the United Kingdom for the years 1986 to 1988 are shown in the following table:
721W1Calculated using the average measure of GDP at current market prices.
Source: Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics and Central Statistical Office figures for GDP.