HC Deb 01 December 1993 vol 233 cc559-60W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table showing the disaggregated breakdown of energy demand by sector and region; and if he will indicate the current energy supply availability in Wales by fuel type.

Mr. Eggar

Figures for energy demand are not available in the detail requested. Energy consumption by final user for the United Kingdom in 1992 was:

Billion therms
Industry 15.0
Transport 19.5
Domestic 17.4
Other final users 8.2
Total final users 60.2
Source: Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics.

The latest available figures for energy supply in Wales are as follows:

Million tonnes
Coal (available for home consumption, 1992) 8.3
Petroleum (inland deliveries, 1991) 4.0
Terrawatt hours
Gas (total available 1991) 31.8
Electricity (net supplied, 1992) 18.3
Sources: Digest of Welsh Statistics, 1993 and Welsh Economic Trends, 1993.