HC Deb 09 July 1993 vol 228 cc308-9W
Mr. Dafis

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what information he has on the proportion of energy used in(a) housing, (b) commercial, (c) industrial and (d) public building since 1990.

Mr. Eggar

The percentages of energy consumption by sector are given in the table. Further details will be published in the 1993 edition of the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics at the end of July. A detailed description of the consumer sectors used is given on pages 14 and 15 of the 1992 edition of the digest.

Sector Percentage of energy consumed
1990 1991 1992
Domestic 42 44 43
Commerce 11 11 11
Industry 40 37 37
Public services 8 8 9

Mr. Dafis

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of total United Kingdom energy expenditure was accounted for by(a) transport, (b) buildings and (c) other industries in each year since 1990.

Mr. Eggar

The percentage of United Kingdom energy expenditure by various sectors are given in the table. Further details will be published in the 1993 edition of the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics at the end of July. A detailed description of the consumer sectors used is given on pages 14 and 15 of the 1992 edition of the digest.

Sector Percentage of total expenditure on energy
1990 1991 1992
Transport 45 44 44
Domestic, public services and commerce 39 41 41
Industry 15 14 14
Other (agriculture) 1 1 1