COAL CONSUMPTION

HL Deb 29 October 1992 vol 539 cc106-7WA

Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much coal was consumed in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years for purposes other than electricity generation, and whether they can specify the tonnage used (a) domestically, and (h) industrially.

Baroness Denton of Wakefield

The information on coal consumption, excluding that used for electricity generation, is as follows:

Quantity (thousand tones)
	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
Domestic sector	7,161	6,581	5,712	4,622	5,700
Industry	12,910	12,908	12,509	12,396	11,512
Solid fuel manufacturers1	6,202	6,290	5,561	5,364	4,997
Other2	1,426	1,266	1,066	1,211	1,144
TOTAL	27,699	27,045	24,848	23,593	23,353
1 Coke ovens, low temperature carbonisation plants and patent fuel plants.
2 Transport, public administration, etc.

Source: Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (Table 12).