HC Deb 12 April 1994 vol 241 cc105-6W
Mr. Jack Thompson

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the ratio of United Kingdom imports to exports of electricity supply via the electricity supply link between the United Kindom and France in each year since 1986 on a quarterly basis and in the first quarter of 1994 expressed in gigajoules.

Mr. Eggar

The information requested is set out in the table:

106 gigajoules
Electricity imported from France Electricity exported to France
1986
Q1 0.39 0.03
Q2 3.62 0.01
Q3 2.95 0.30
Q4 9.05 0.35
1987
Q1 7.96 0.00
Q2 11.88 0.10
Q3 10.12 0.03
Q4 12.07 0.00
1988
Q1 11.16 0.00
Q2 12.33 0.04
Q3 12.61 0.01
Q4 10.13 0.00
1989
Q1 11.35 0.00
Q2 14.28 0.00
Q3 12.68 0.00
Q4 10.40 3.23
1990
Q1 0.17 0.16
Q2 12.74 0.00
Q3 14.75 0.00
Q4 15.51 0.01
1991
Q1 15.46 0.02
Q2 13.41 0.02
Q3 14.81 0.01
Q4 15.45 0.00
1992
Q1 15.53 0.00
Q2 14.38 0.02
Q3 14.79 0.08
Q4 15.50 0.02
1993
Q1 15.43 0.02
Q2 14.48 0.00

Electricity imported from France Electricity exported to France
Q3 14.78 0.00
Q4 15.49 0.00

Note Information for the first quarter of 1994 is not yet available.