Electricity (Hansard, 31 January 1995)

HC Deb 31 January 1995 vol 253 c611W 611W

§ 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 Kingdom and France for the four quarters of 1994; and what were the amounts involved expressed in gigajoules.

§ Mr. Charles Wardle
Imports of electricity from France, expressed in gigawatt hours and gigajoules, for the four quarters of 1994 are as follows:

Gigawatt hours Gigajoules¹

Q1 4,252 15,307,200

Q2 3,981 14,331,600

Q3 4,313 15,526,800

Q4 4,394 15,818,400

Total 16,940 60,984,000

¹ Assumes 1 gigawatt hour = 3,600 gigajoules.

There were no exports of electricity to France during 1994.

	Gigawatt hours	Gigajoules¹
Q1	4,252	15,307,200
Q2	3,981	14,331,600
Q3	4,313	15,526,800
Q4	4,394	15,818,400
Total	16,940	60,984,000
¹ Assumes 1 gigawatt hour = 3,600 gigajoules.